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Whole-Brain Models to Explore Altered States of Consciousness from the Bottom Up
(MDPI, 2020)
The scope of human consciousness includes states departing from what most of us experience as ordinary wakefulness. These altered states of consciousness constitute a prime opportunity to study how global changes in brain ...
Hollows of a science of consciousness?
(2010)
I consider Nixon’s essay a well thought discussion of the possibility of a genuine science of consciousness. Most of the sections are worth discussing, but to find the main message it may be necessary to read between the ...
Subjective and objective characteristics of altered consciousness during epileptic seizures
(Elsevier Inc, 2016-02)
BACKGROUND: Conscious states are inner states and processes of awareness. These states are by definition subjective. METHODS: We analyzed subjective and objective characteristics of alteration of consciousness (AOC) during ...
The theoretical and scientific problems of damasio’s conceptual model of consciousness
(2017-01-01)
Here I assess Damasio’s conceptual model of consciousness based mainly on the concepts of emotion, feeling, and consciousness by analyzing its conceptual implications and its theoretical and scientific problems. One of the ...
From consciousness to nothing
(Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2021-03-29)
What happens when consciousness fails to reach its full and supposedly “higher” level? How much consciousness must one have in order to be recognized as being “conscious”? Could we say that if an individual does not meet ...
From consciousness to nothing
(Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2021-03-29)
What happens when consciousness fails to reach its full and supposedly “higher” level? How much consciousness must one have in order to be recognized as being “conscious”? Could we say that if an individual does not meet ...
The Role of Sentience in the Theory of Consciousness and Medical Practice
(Imprint Academic, 2021-01-01)
In this target paper, I focus on the concept of sentience in relation to the theory of consciousness and to practice in the medical sciences, neurology, and psychiatry, regarding both diagnostics and therapy. Following ...
What is Consciousness? Towards a Preliminary Definition
(Imprint Academic, 2009-05-01)
There is little or no general agreement about what researchers should focus on when studying consciousness. The most active scientific studies often use the methods of Cognitive Neuroscience and focus mainly on vision. ...
What is consciousness? Towards a preliminary definition
(2009-08-13)
There is little or no general agreement about what researchers should focus on when studying consciousness. The most active scientific studies often use the methods of Cognitive Neuroscience and focus mainly on vision. ...
What is Consciousness? Towards a Preliminary Definition
(Imprint Academic, 2009-05-01)
There is little or no general agreement about what researchers should focus on when studying consciousness. The most active scientific studies often use the methods of Cognitive Neuroscience and focus mainly on vision. ...