Consciousness. Medical search

Sense of awareness of self and of the environment.

Organic mental disorders in which there is impairment of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment and to respond to environmental stimuli. Dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres or brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION may result in this condition.

Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced responsiveness to environmental stimuli. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp344-5)

Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage, in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles, autonomic control, and breathing) persist, but awareness (including all cognitive function and emotion) is abolished.

A profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused. Coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION.

An intravenous anesthetic agent which has the advantage of a very rapid onset after infusion or bolus injection plus a very short recovery period of a couple of minutes. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, 1st ed, p206). Propofol has been used as ANTICONVULSANTS and ANTIEMETICS.

Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain.

Ultrashort-acting anesthetics that are used for induction. Loss of consciousness is rapid and induction is pleasant, but there is no muscle relaxation and reflexes frequently are not reduced adequately. Repeated administration results in accumulation and prolongs the recovery time. Since these agents have little if any analgesic activity, they are seldom used alone except in brief minor procedures. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p174)

Devices used to assess the level of consciousness especially during anesthesia. They measure brain activity level based on the EEG.

The act of "taking account" of an object or state of affairs. It does not imply assessment of, nor attention to the qualities or nature of the object.

A love or pursuit of wisdom. A search for the underlying causes and principles of reality. (Webster, 3d ed)

A scale that assesses the response to stimuli in patients with craniocerebral injuries. The parameters are eye opening, motor response, and verbal response.

The major of two hallucinogenic components of Teonanacatl, the sacred mushroom of Mexico, the other component being psilocin. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

Those forces and content of the mind which are not ordinarily available to conscious awareness or to immediate recall.

Continuous sequential changes which occur in the physiological and psychological functions during the life-time of an individual.

A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9)

The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.

Procedure in which patients are induced into an unconscious state through use of various medications so that they do not feel pain during surgery.

Drugs used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.

Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques.

Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., BRAIN; CRANIAL NERVES; MENINGES; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage.

Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or "seizure disorder."

The constant checking on the state or condition of a patient during the course of a surgical operation (e.g., checking of vital signs).

Paired bodies containing mostly GRAY MATTER and forming part of the lateral wall of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain.

A generalized seizure disorder characterized by recurrent major motor seizures. The initial brief tonic phase is marked by trunk flexion followed by diffuse extension of the trunk and extremities. The clonic phase features rhythmic flexor contractions of the trunk and limbs, pupillary dilation, elevations of blood pressure and pulse, urinary incontinence, and tongue biting. This is followed by a profound state of depressed consciousness (post-ictal state) which gradually improves over minutes to hours. The disorder may be cryptogenic, familial, or symptomatic (caused by an identified disease process). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p329)

Process of administering an anesthetic through injection directly into the bloodstream.

A disorder characterized by recurrent partial seizures marked by impairment of cognition. During the seizure the individual may experience a wide variety of psychic phenomenon including formed hallucinations, illusions, deja vu, intense emotional feelings, confusion, and spatial disorientation. Focal motor activity, sensory alterations and AUTOMATISM may also occur. Complex partial seizures often originate from foci in one or both temporal lobes. The etiology may be idiopathic (cryptogenic partial complex epilepsy) or occur as a secondary manifestation of a focal cortical lesion (symptomatic partial complex epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp317-8)

Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep which are dissociated from the usual stream of consciousness of the waking state.

Prolonged unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused, associated with traumatic injuries to the BRAIN. This may be defined as unconsciousness persisting for 6 hours or longer. Coma results from injury to both cerebral hemispheres or the RETICULAR FORMATION of the BRAIN STEM. Contributing mechanisms include DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY and BRAIN EDEMA. (From J Neurotrauma 1997 Oct;14(10):699-713)

A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway. (From: American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines)

A state in which there is an enhanced potential for sensitivity and an efficient responsiveness to external stimuli.

Philosophy based on the analysis of the individual's existence in the world which holds that human existence cannot be completely described in scientific terms. Existentialism also stresses the freedom and responsibility of the individual as well as the uniqueness of religious and ethical experiences and the analysis of subjective phenomena such as anxiety, guilt, and suffering. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.

Gases or volatile liquids that vary in the rate at which they induce anesthesia; potency; the degree of circulation, respiratory, or neuromuscular depression they produce; and analgesic effects. Inhalation anesthetics have advantages over intravenous agents in that the depth of anesthesia can be changed rapidly by altering the inhaled concentration. Because of their rapid elimination, any postoperative respiratory depression is of relatively short duration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p173)

A group of compounds that contain the general formula R-OCH3.

Loss of consciousness due to a reduction in blood pressure that is associated with an increase in vagal tone and peripheral vasodilation.

Drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused but respond purposely following repeated painful stimulation. The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function may be impaired. (From: American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines)

Bleeding into one or both CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES including the BASAL GANGLIA and the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is often associated with HYPERTENSION and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA.

The symptom of PAIN in the cranial region. It may be an isolated benign occurrence or manifestation of a wide variety of HEADACHE DISORDERS.

A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418)

The period of emergence from general anesthesia, where different elements of consciousness return at different rates.

A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.

A short-acting hypnotic-sedative drug with anxiolytic and amnestic properties. It is used in dentistry, cardiac surgery, endoscopic procedures, as preanesthetic medication, and as an adjunct to local anesthesia. The short duration and cardiorespiratory stability makes it useful in poor-risk, elderly, and cardiac patients. It is water-soluble at pH less than 4 and lipid-soluble at physiological pH.

The electric response evoked in the CEREBRAL CORTEX by ACOUSTIC STIMULATION or stimulation of the AUDITORY PATHWAYS.

Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)

Automatic, mechanical, and apparently undirected behavior which is outside of conscious control.

Bleeding into the intracranial or spinal SUBARACHNOID SPACE, most resulting from INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM rupture. It can occur after traumatic injuries (SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC). Clinical features include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING, nuchal rigidity, variable neurological deficits and reduced mental status.

Conditions characterized by recurrent paroxysmal neuronal discharges which arise from a focal region of the brain. Partial seizures are divided into simple and complex, depending on whether consciousness is unaltered (simple partial seizure) or disturbed (complex partial seizure). Both types may feature a wide variety of motor, sensory, and autonomic symptoms. Partial seizures may be classified by associated clinical features or anatomic location of the seizure focus. A secondary generalized seizure refers to a partial seizure that spreads to involve the brain diffusely. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp317)

An interdisciplinary study dealing with the transmission of messages or signals, or the communication of information. Information theory does not directly deal with meaning or content, but with physical representations that have meaning or content. It overlaps considerably with communication theory and CYBERNETICS.

The study of the structure, growth, activities, and functions of NEURONS and the NERVOUS SYSTEM.

The scientific disciplines concerned with the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, etc., of the nervous system.

Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.

A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313)

Health as viewed from the perspective that humans and other organisms function as complete, integrated units rather than as aggregates of separate parts.

Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.

Agents that induce various degrees of analgesia; depression of consciousness, circulation, and respiration; relaxation of skeletal muscle; reduction of reflex activity; and amnesia. There are two types of general anesthetics, inhalation and intravenous. With either type, the arterial concentration of drug required to induce anesthesia varies with the condition of the patient, the desired depth of anesthesia, and the concomitant use of other drugs. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p.173)

Accumulation of blood in the SUBDURAL SPACE between the DURA MATER and the arachnoidal layer of the MENINGES. This condition primarily occurs over the surface of a CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE, but may develop in the spinal canal (HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, SPINAL). Subdural hematoma can be classified as the acute or the chronic form, with immediate or delayed symptom onset, respectively. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, severe HEADACHE, and deteriorating mental status.

Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulchi. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.

A standard and widely accepted diagnostic test used to identify patients who have a vasodepressive and/or cardioinhibitory response as a cause of syncope. (From Braunwald, Heart Disease, 7th ed)

Severe or complete loss of motor function in all four limbs which may result from BRAIN DISEASES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; or rarely MUSCULAR DISEASES. The locked-in syndrome is characterized by quadriplegia in combination with cranial muscle paralysis. Consciousness is spared and the only retained voluntary motor activity may be limited eye movements. This condition is usually caused by a lesion in the upper BRAIN STEM which injures the descending cortico-spinal and cortico-bulbar tracts.

A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.

Agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site.

Fractures of the skull which may result from penetrating or nonpenetrating head injuries or rarely BONE DISEASES (see also FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS). Skull fractures may be classified by location (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR), radiographic appearance (e.g., linear), or based upon cranial integrity (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED).

A meshlike structure composed of interconnecting nerve cells that are separated at the synaptic junction or joined to one another by cytoplasmic processes. In invertebrates, for example, the nerve net allows nerve impulses to spread over a wide area of the net because synapses can pass information in any direction.

Bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots.

Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.

An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3)

The selecting and organizing of visual stimuli based on the individual's past experience.

Imaging techniques used to colocalize sites of brain functions or physiological activity with brain structures.

Study of the anatomy of the nervous system as a specialty or discipline.

Traumatic injuries to the cranium where the integrity of the skull is not compromised and no bone fragments or other objects penetrate the skull and dura mater. This frequently results in mechanical injury being transmitted to intracranial structures which may produce traumatic brain injuries, hemorrhage, or cranial nerve injury. (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p417)

Assessment of sensory and motor responses and reflexes that is used to determine impairment of the nervous system.

Brain waves characterized by a relatively high voltage or amplitude and a frequency of 8-13 Hz. They constitute the majority of waves recorded by EEG registering the activity of the parietal and occipital lobes when the individual is awake, but relaxed with the eyes closed.

An acute or subacute inflammatory process of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM characterized histologically by multiple foci of perivascular demyelination. Symptom onset usually occurs several days after an acute viral infection or immunization, but it may coincide with the onset of infection or rarely no antecedent event can be identified. Clinical manifestations include CONFUSION, somnolence, FEVER, nuchal rigidity, and involuntary movements. The illness may progress to COMA and eventually be fatal. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p921)

A state of reduced sensibility and response to stimuli which is distinguished from COMA in that the person can be aroused by vigorous and repeated stimulation. The person is still conscious and can make voluntary movements. It can be induced by CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS. The word derives from Latin stupere and is related to stunned, stupid, dazed or LETHARGY.

A barbiturate that is administered intravenously for the induction of general anesthesia or for the production of complete anesthesia of short duration.

Brain waves seen on EEG characterized by a high amplitude and a frequency of 4 Hz and below. They are considered the "deep sleep waves" observed during sleep in dreamless states, infancy, and in some brain disorders.

The cognitive and affective processes which constitute an internalized moral governor over an individual's moral conduct.

An intravenous anesthetic with a short duration of action that may be used for induction of anesthesia.

Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.

A potentially fatal syndrome associated primarily with the use of neuroleptic agents (see ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS) which are in turn associated with dopaminergic receptor blockade (see RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE) in the BASAL GANGLIA and HYPOTHALAMUS, and sympathetic dysregulation. Clinical features include diffuse MUSCLE RIGIDITY; TREMOR; high FEVER; diaphoresis; labile blood pressure; cognitive dysfunction; and autonomic disturbances. Serum CPK level elevation and a leukocytosis may also be present. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1199; Psychiatr Serv 1998 Sep;49(9):1163-72)

The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes the course of existence, the sum of experiences, the mode of existing, or the fact of being. Over the centuries inquiries into the nature of life have crossed the boundaries from philosophy to biology, forensic medicine, anthropology, etc., in creative as well as scientific literature. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

The observable response of a man or animal to a situation.

A syndrome characterized by central nervous system dysfunction in association with LIVER FAILURE, including portal-systemic shunts. Clinical features include lethargy and CONFUSION (frequently progressing to COMA); ASTERIXIS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; brisk oculovestibular reflexes; decorticate and decerebrate posturing; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; and bilateral extensor plantar reflexes (see REFLEX, BABINSKI). ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY may demonstrate triphasic waves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1117-20; Plum & Posner, Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma, 3rd ed, p222-5)

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of the neurological system, processes or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

Any operation on the cranium or incision into the cranium. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Historical term for a chronic, but fluctuating, disorder beginning in early life and characterized by recurrent and multiple somatic complaints not apparently due to physical illness. This diagnosis is not used in contemporary practice.

Neural tracts connecting one part of the nervous system with another.

The continuous measurement of physiological processes, blood pressure, heart rate, renal output, reflexes, respiration, etc., in a patient or experimental animal; includes pharmacologic monitoring, the measurement of administered drugs or their metabolites in the blood, tissues, or urine.

Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system.

Upper central part of the cerebral hemisphere. It is located posterior to central sulcus, anterior to the OCCIPITAL LOBE, and superior to the TEMPORAL LOBES.

Continuation of visual impression after cessation of stimuli causing the original image.

A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset. Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the SEIZURES. The usual duration is 5-10 seconds, and multiple episodes may occur daily. Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p736)

The use of two or more chemicals simultaneously or sequentially to induce anesthesia. The drugs need not be in the same dosage form.

The organic and psychogenic disturbances observed after closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED). Post-concussion syndrome includes subjective physical complaints (i.e. headache, dizziness), cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes. These disturbances can be chronic, permanent, or late emerging.

A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of FENTANYL. It produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness. Alfentanil is effective as an anesthetic during surgery, for supplementation of analgesia during surgical procedures, and as an analgesic for critically ill patients.

A drive stemming from a physiological need for WATER.

The instinctive tendency (or ability) to assume a normal position of the body in space when it has been displaced.

Sudden temporary alterations in the normally integrative functions of consciousness.

Elevated level of AMMONIA in the blood. It is a sign of defective CATABOLISM of AMINO ACIDS or ammonia to UREA.

A branch of psychology which investigates the correlation between experience or behavior and the basic neurophysiological processes. The term neuropsychology stresses the dominant role of the nervous system. It is a more narrowly defined field than physiological psychology or psychophysiology.

The measure of that part of the heat or energy of a system which is not available to perform work. Entropy increases in all natural (spontaneous and irreversible) processes. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

The removal of a circular disk of the cranium.

The use of mind to cure disease, particularly physical illness.

A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity. It may result from toxic/metabolic conditions or structural brain lesions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp411-2)

The formation of an area of NECROSIS in the CEREBRUM caused by an insufficiency of arterial or venous blood flow. Infarcts of the cerebrum are generally classified by hemisphere (i.e., left vs. right), lobe (e.g., frontal lobe infarction), arterial distribution (e.g., INFARCTION, ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY), and etiology (e.g., embolic infarction).

The chemical processes, enzymatic activities, and pathways of living things and related temporal, dimensional, qualitative, and quantitative concepts.

A prolonged seizure or seizures repeated frequently enough to prevent recovery between episodes occurring over a period of 20-30 minutes. The most common subtype is generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, a potentially fatal condition associated with neuronal injury and respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Nonconvulsive forms include petit mal status and complex partial status, which may manifest as behavioral disturbances. Simple partial status epilepticus consists of persistent motor, sensory, or autonomic seizures that do not impair cognition (see also EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA). Subclinical status epilepticus generally refers to seizures occurring in an unresponsive or comatose individual in the absence of overt signs of seizure activity. (From N Engl J Med 1998 Apr 2;338(14):970-6; Neurologia 1997 Dec;12 Suppl 6:25-30)

Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national registries to aid in the collection and reporting of trauma.

Imidazole derivative anesthetic and hypnotic with little effect on blood gases, ventilation, or the cardiovascular system. It has been proposed as an induction anesthetic.

A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)

Condition wherein the force of gravity is greater than or is increased above that on the surface of the earth. This is expressed as being greater than 1 g.

Conceptual functions or thinking in all its forms.

Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.

EEG phase synchronization of the cortical brain region (CEREBRAL CORTEX).

Disease having a short and relatively severe course.

Anesthesia caused by the breathing of anesthetic gases or vapors or by insufflating anesthetic gases or vapors into the respiratory tract.

That branch of medicine dealing with the studies and effects of flight through the atmosphere or in space upon the human body and with the prevention or cure of physiological or psychological malfunctions arising from these effects. (from NASA Thesaurus)

The killing of animals for reasons of mercy, to control disease transmission or maintain the health of animal populations, or for experimental purposes (ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION).

Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Bleeding within the SKULL, including hemorrhages in the brain and the three membranes of MENINGES. The escape of blood often leads to the formation of HEMATOMA in the cranial epidural, subdural, and subarachnoid spaces.

A syndrome characterized by a silent and inert state without voluntary motor activity despite preserved sensorimotor pathways and vigilance. Bilateral FRONTAL LOBE dysfunction involving the anterior cingulate gyrus and related brain injuries are associated with this condition. This may result in impaired abilities to communicate and initiate motor activities. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p348; Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 1995 Feb;63(2):59-67)

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

Stimulation at an intensity below that where a differentiated response can be elicited.

Radiography of the ventricular system of the brain after injection of air or other contrast medium directly into the cerebral ventricles. It is used also for x-ray computed tomography of the cerebral ventricles.

Deficiency of sodium in the blood; salt depletion. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Severe HYPOGLYCEMIA induced by a large dose of exogenous INSULIN resulting in a COMA or profound state of unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused.

Accumulation of blood in the SUBDURAL SPACE with delayed onset of neurological symptoms. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, severe HEADACHE, and deteriorating mental status.

A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.

A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.

The relation between the mind and the body in a religious, social, spiritual, behavioral, and metaphysical context. This concept is significant in the field of alternative medicine. It differs from the relationship between physiologic processes and behavior where the emphasis is on the body's physiology ( = PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY).

A stable, non-explosive inhalation anesthetic, relatively free from significant side effects.

Radiography of the vascular system of the brain after injection of a contrast medium.

A collection of blood outside the BLOOD VESSELS. Hematoma can be localized in an organ, space, or tissue.

Infarctions that occur in the BRAIN STEM which is comprised of the MIDBRAIN; PONS; and MEDULLA OBLONGATA. There are several named syndromes characterized by their distinctive clinical manifestations and specific sites of ischemic injury.

A dangerous life-threatening hypermetabolic condition characterized by high FEVER and dysfunction of the cardiovascular, the nervous, and the gastrointestinal systems.

Complex mental function having four distinct phases: (1) memorizing or learning, (2) retention, (3) recall, and (4) recognition. Clinically, it is usually subdivided into immediate, recent, and remote memory.

Recurrent seizures causally related to CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA. Seizure onset may be immediate but is typically delayed for several days after the injury and may not occur for up to two years. The majority of seizures have a focal onset that correlates clinically with the site of brain injury. Cerebral cortex injuries caused by a penetrating foreign object (CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, PENETRATING) are more likely than closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED) to be associated with epilepsy. Concussive convulsions are nonepileptic phenomena that occur immediately after head injury and are characterized by tonic and clonic movements. (From Rev Neurol 1998 Feb;26(150):256-261; Sports Med 1998 Feb;25(2):131-6)

Accumulation of blood in the EPIDURAL SPACE between the SKULL and the DURA MATER, often as a result of bleeding from the MENINGEAL ARTERIES associated with a temporal or parietal bone fracture. Epidural hematoma tends to expand rapidly, compressing the dura and underlying brain. Clinical features may include HEADACHE; VOMITING; HEMIPARESIS; and impaired mental function.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed.

Mental activity, not predominantly perceptual, by which one apprehends some aspect of an object or situation based on past learning and experience.

A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility.

Tapping fluid from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

Abnormal outpouching in the wall of intracranial blood vessels. Most common are the saccular (berry) aneurysms located at branch points in CIRCLE OF WILLIS at the base of the brain. Vessel rupture results in SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Giant aneurysms (>2.5 cm in diameter) may compress adjacent structures, including the OCULOMOTOR NERVE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p841)

Wave-like oscillations of electric potential between parts of the brain recorded by EEG.

The inability to generate oral-verbal expression, despite normal comprehension of speech. This may be associated with BRAIN DISEASES or MENTAL DISORDERS. Organic mutism may be associated with damage to the FRONTAL LOBE; BRAIN STEM; THALAMUS; and CEREBELLUM. Selective mutism is a psychological condition that usually affects children characterized by continuous refusal to speak in social situations by a child who is able and willing to speak to selected persons. Kussmal aphasia refers to mutism in psychosis. (From Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 1994; 62(9):337-44)

A reduction in brain oxygen supply due to ANOXEMIA (a reduced amount of oxygen being carried in the blood by HEMOGLOBIN), or to a restriction of the blood supply to the brain, or both. Severe hypoxia is referred to as anoxia, and is a relatively common cause of injury to the central nervous system. Prolonged brain anoxia may lead to BRAIN DEATH or a PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE. Histologically, this condition is characterized by neuronal loss which is most prominent in the HIPPOCAMPUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; CEREBELLUM; and inferior olives.

Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which arise diffusely and simultaneously from both hemispheres of the brain. Classification is generally based upon motor manifestations of the seizure (e.g., convulsive, nonconvulsive, akinetic, atonic, etc.) or etiology (e.g., idiopathic, cryptogenic, and symptomatic). (From Mayo Clin Proc, 1996 Apr;71(4):405-14)

A group of diseases related to a deficiency of the enzyme ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE which causes an elevation of serum levels of CITRULLINE. In neonates, clinical manifestations include lethargy, hypotonia, and SEIZURES. Milder forms also occur. Childhood and adult forms may present with recurrent episodes of intermittent weakness, lethargy, ATAXIA, behavioral changes, and DYSARTHRIA. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p49)

Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism obtains knowledge.

A type of lung inflammation resulting from the aspiration of food, liquid, or gastric contents into the upper RESPIRATORY TRACT.

Medical procedure involving the emptying of contents in the stomach through the use of a tube inserted through the nose or mouth. It is performed to remove poisons or relieve pressure due to intestinal blockages or during surgery.

A syndrome of abnormally low BLOOD GLUCOSE level. Clinical hypoglycemia has diverse etiologies. Severe hypoglycemia eventually lead to glucose deprivation of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM resulting in HUNGER; SWEATING; PARESTHESIA; impaired mental function; SEIZURES; COMA; and even DEATH.

Puncture of a vein to draw blood for therapeutic purposes. Bloodletting therapy has been used in Talmudic and Indian medicine since the medieval time, and was still practiced widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its modern counterpart is PHLEBOTOMY.

Accumulation of blood in the SUBDURAL SPACE with acute onset of neurological symptoms. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, severe HEADACHE, and deteriorating mental status.

A condition when the SELLA TURCICA is not filled with pituitary tissue. The pituitary gland is either compressed, atrophied, or removed. There are two types: (1) primary empty sella is due a defect in the sella diaphragm leading to arachnoid herniation into the sellar space; (2) secondary empty sella is associated with the removal or treatment of PITUITARY NEOPLASMS.

A spectrum of pathological conditions of impaired blood flow in the brain. They can involve vessels (ARTERIES or VEINS) in the CEREBRUM, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Major categories include INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; and others.

A false belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that persists despite the facts, and is not considered tenable by one's associates.

A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent.

The part of the cerebral hemisphere anterior to the central sulcus, and anterior and superior to the lateral sulcus.

Presence of air or gas within the intracranial cavity (e.g., epidural space, subdural space, intracerebral, etc.) which may result from traumatic injuries, fistulous tract formation, erosions of the skull from NEOPLASMS or infection, NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES, and other conditions.

Vision: modular analysis--or not? (1/1219)

It has commonly been assumed that the many separate areas of the visual system perform modular analyses, each restricted to a single attribute of the image. A recent paper advocates a radically different approach, where all areas in the hierarchy analyse all attributes of the image to extract perceptually relevant decisions. (+info)

Effect of the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55212-2 on sympathetic cardiovascular regulation. (2/1219)

1. The aim of the present study was to analyse the cardiovascular actions of the synthetic CB1/CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55212-2, and specifically to determine its sites of action on sympathetic cardiovascular regulation. 2. Pithed rabbits in which the sympathetic outflow was continuously stimulated electrically or which received a pressor infusion of noradrenaline were used to study peripheral prejunctional and direct vascular effects, respectively. For studying effects on brain stem cardiovascular regulatory centres, drugs were administered into the cisterna cerebellomedullaris in conscious rabbits. Overall cardiovascular effects of the cannabinoid were studied in conscious rabbits with intravenous drug administration. 3. In pithed rabbits in which the sympathetic outflow was continuously electrically stimulated, intravenous injection of WIN55212-2 (5, 50 and 500 microg kg(-1)) markedly reduced blood pressure, the spillover of noradrenaline into plasma and the plasma noradrenaline concentration, and these effects were antagonized by the CB1 cannabinoid receptor-selective antagonist SR141716A. The hypotensive and the sympathoinhibitory effect of WIN55212-2 was shared by CP55940, another mixed CB1/CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonist, but not by WIN55212-3, the enantiomer of WIN55212-2, which lacks affinity for cannabinoid binding sites. WIN55212-2 had no effect on vascular tone established by infusion of noradrenaline in pithed rabbits. 4. Intracisternal application of WIN55212-2 (0.1, 1 and 10 microg kg(-1)) in conscious rabbits increased blood pressure and the plasma noradrenaline concentration and elicited bradycardia; this latter effect was antagonized by atropine. 5. In conscious animals, intravenous injection of WIN55212-2 (5 and 50 microg kg(-1)) caused bradycardia, slight hypotension, no change in the plasma noradrenaline concentration, and an increase in renal sympathetic nerve firing. The highest dose of WIN55212-2 (500 microg kg(-1)) elicited hypotension and tachycardia, and sympathetic nerve activity and the plasma noradrenaline concentration declined. 6. The results obtained in pithed rabbits indicate that activation of CB1 cannabinoid receptors leads to marked peripheral prejunctional inhibition of noradrenaline release from postganglionic sympathetic axons. Intracisternal application of WIN55212-2 uncovered two effects on brain stem cardiovascular centres: sympathoexcitation and activation of cardiac vagal fibres. The highest dose of systemically administered WIN55212-2 produced central sympathoinhibition; the primary site of this action is not known. (+info)

ATP-sensitive potassium channels regulate in vivo dopamine release in rat striatum. (3/1219)

ATP-sensitive K+ channels (K(ATP)) are distributed in a variety of tissues including smooth muscle, cardiac and skeletal muscle, pancreatic beta-cells and neurons. Since K(ATP) channels are present in the nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) pathway, the effect of potassium-channel modulators on the release of DA in the striatum of conscious, freely-moving rats was investigated. The extracellular concentration of DA was significantly decreased by the K(ATP)-channel opener (-)-cromakalim but not by diazoxide. (-)-Cromakalim was effective at 100 and 1000 microM concentrations, and the maximum decrease was 54% below baseline. d-Amphetamine significantly increased extracellular DA levels at the doses of 0.75 and 1.5 mg/kg, s.c. with a 770% maximum increase. (-)-Cromakalim had no effect on d-amphetamine-induced DA release, while glyburide, a K(ATP) blocker, significantly potentiated the effects of a low dose of d-amphetamine. These data indicate that K+ channels present in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic terminals modulate basal release as well as evoked release of DA. (+info)

Stroke units in their natural habitat: can results of randomized trials be reproduced in routine clinical practice? Riks-Stroke Collaboration. (4/1219)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of acute stroke care have shown care in stroke units (SUs) to be superior to that in conventional general medical, neurological, or geriatric wards, with reductions in early case fatality, functional outcome, and the need for long-term institutionalization. This study examined whether these results can be reproduced in clinical practice. METHODS: A multicenter observational study of procedures and outcomes in acute stroke patients admitted to designated SUs or general medical or neurological wards (GWs), the study included patients of all ages with acute stroke excluding those with subarachnoid hemorrhage, who were entered into the Riks-Stroke (Swedish national quality assessment) database during 1996 (14 308 patients in 80 hospitals). RESULTS: Patients admitted to SUs who had lived independently and who were fully conscious on admission to the hospital had a lower case fatality than those cared for in GWs (relative risk [RR] for death, 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.79 to 0.96) and at 3 months (RR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.85 to 0.98). A greater proportion of patients cared for in an SU could be discharged home (RR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.10), and fewer were in long-term institutional care 3 months after the stroke (RR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.89 to 0.99). No difference was seen in outcome in patients cared for in SUs or GWs if they had impaired consciousness on admission. CONCLUSIONS: The improvement in outcomes after stroke care in SUs compared with care in GWs can be reproduced in the routine clinical setting, but the magnitude of the benefit appears smaller than that reported from meta-analyses. (+info)

Assessment of the effects of endothelin-1 and magnesium sulphate on regional blood flows in conscious rats, by the coloured microsphere reference technique. (5/1219)

There is evidence to suggest that magnesium (Mg2+) is beneficial in the treatment of a number of conditions, including pre-eclampsia and acute myocardial infarction. The mode of action of Mg2+ in these conditions is not clear, although the vasodilator properties of Mg2+ are well documented both in vitro and in vivo. Previously, we demonstrated that i.v. infusion of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) alone, or in the presence of vasoconstrictors, caused increases in flow and conductance in the common carotid, internal carotid and hindquarters vascular beds, in conscious rats. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to investigate the regional and subregional changes in haemodynamics in response to the vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) and MgSO4 in more detail, using the coloured microsphere reference technique. Infusion of ET-1 and MgSO4 had similar effects on heart rate and mean arterial pressure as in our previous study. Infusion of ET-1 caused a rise in mean arterial pressure and a fall in heart rate, and infusion of MgSO4 returned mean arterial pressure to control levels with no effect on heart rate. The responses to MgSO4 in the presence of ET-1 showed considerable regional heterogeneity with blood flow increasing (e.g. skeletal muscle), decreasing (e.g. stomach) or not changing (e.g. kidney). Of particular interest was the finding that MgSO4 caused increases in flow in the cerebral and coronary vascular beds. This, and our previous studies, have shown that MgSO4 can reverse vasoconstriction in a number of vascular beds, and indicate that this compound may have therapeutic benefit in conditions associated with vasospasm. (+info)

Propofol infusion for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia in patients with end-stage renal disease. (6/1219)

We have investigated the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of propofol in 11 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) compared with nine healthy patients during and after a manually controlled three-stage infusion of propofol 21, 12 and 6 mg kg-1 h-1 lasting a minimum of 2 h. Mean total body clearance was not reduced significantly in the ESRD group (30.66 (SD 8.47) ml kg-1 min-1) compared with the control group (33.75 (7.8) ml kg-1 min-1). ESRD patients exhibited a greater, but not statistically significant, volume of distribution at steady state compared with patients in the control group (11.25 (8.86) vs 5.79 (2.14) litre kg-1, respectively). Elimination half-life values were unchanged by renal failure. Mean times to induction of anaesthesia were similar in both groups: 177 (SD 57) and 167 (58) s for the ESRD and control groups, respectively. Waking time after cessation of propofol infusion was significantly shorter in the ESRD group (474 (156) s) compared with the control group (714 (240) s) (P < 0.05). Mean plasma concentrations on waking were similar. We conclude that the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of propofol after infusion were not markedly affected by renal failure. (+info)

Cardiovascular effects of rilmenidine, moxonidine and clonidine in conscious wild-type and D79N alpha2A-adrenoceptor transgenic mice. (7/1219)

1. We investigated the cardiovascular effects of rilmenidine, moxonidine and clonidine in conscious wild-type and D79N alpha2A-adrenoceptor mice. The in vitro pharmacology of these agonists was determined at recombinant (human) alpha2-adrenoceptors and at endogenous (dog) alpha2A-adrenoceptors. 2. In wild-type mice, rilmenidine, moxonidine (100, 300 and 1000 microg kg(-1), i.v.) and clonidine (30, 100 and 300 microg kg(-1), i.v.) dose-dependently decreased blood pressure and heart rate. 3. In D79N alpha2A-adrenoceptor mice, responses to rilmenidine and moxonidine did not differ from vehicle control. Clonidine-induced hypotension was absent, but dose-dependent hypertension and bradycardia were observed. 4. In wild-type mice, responses to moxonidine (1 mg kg(-1), i.v.) were antagonized by the non-selective, non-imidazoline alpha2-adrenoceptor antagonist, RS-79948-197 (1 mg kg(-1), i.v.). 5. Affinity estimates (pKi) at human alpha2A-, alpha2B- and alpha2C-adrenoceptors, respectively, were: rilmenidine (5.80, 5.76 and 5.33), moxonidine (5.37, <5 and <5) and clonidine (7.21, 7.16 and 6.87). In a [35S]-GTPgammaS incorporation assay, moxonidine and clonidine were alpha2A-adrenoceptor agonists (pEC50/intrinsic activity relative to noradrenaline): moxonidine (5.74/0.85) and clonidine (7.57/0.32). 6. In dog saphenous vein, concentration-dependent contractions were observed (pEC50/intrinsic activity relative to noradrenaline): rilmenidine (5.83/0.70), moxonidine (6.48/0.98) and clonidine (7.22/0.83). Agonist-independent affinities were obtained with RS-79948-197. 7. Thus, expression of alpha2A-adrenoceptors is a prerequisite for the cardiovascular effects of moxonidine and rilmenidine in conscious mice. There was no evidence of I1-imidazoline receptor-mediated effects. The ability of these compounds to act as alpha2A-adrenoceptor agonists in vitro supports this conclusion. (+info)

Neuroimaging of genesis and satiation of thirst and an interoceptor-driven theory of origins of primary consciousness. (8/1219)

There are defined hypothalamic functions in the genesis of thirst, but little is known of the cortical processes subserving consciousness of thirst notwithstanding the medical disorders that occur in psychiatric illness, addiction, and the attested decline of thirst with aging. In 10 adult males, positron emission tomography scans were made (i) during genesis of moderate thirst by infusion of i.v. hypertonic saline 0.51 M, (ii) after irrigation of the mouth with water to remove the sensation of dryness, and (iii) 3, 14, 45, and 60 minutes after drinking water to fully satiate thirst. The correlation of regional cerebral blood flow with thirst score showed the major activation to be in the posterior cingulate. Maximum thirst sensation evoked 13 highly significant activations and 9 deactivations in cingulate and parahippocampal gyri, insula, thalamus, amygdala, and mesencephalon. It is possible that cingulate sites (Brodmann's areas 32, 24, and 31) that persisted with wet mouth but disappeared immediately after drinking to satiation may have an important role in the consciousness of thirst. Consciousness of thirst, a primal vegetative emotion, and satiation of thirst appear to be subserved by phylogenetically ancient brain regions. This is salient to current discussion on evolutionary emergence of primary consciousness. (+info)

Consciousness[edit]. One of the ultimate goals of psychology/neuroscience is to be able to explain the everyday experience of ... "A framework for consciousness". Nat. Neurosci. 6 (2): 119-26. doi:10.1038/nn0203-119. PMID 12555104 ... and Christof Koch made some attempts to formulate a consistent framework for future work in neural correlates of consciousness ...

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Colonial consciousness and exhibitions[edit]. Colonial lobby[edit]. Pygmies and a European. Some pygmies would be exposed in ... 4.1 Colonial consciousness and exhibitions *4.1.1 Colonial lobby. *4.1.2 Colonial propaganda and jingoism *4.1.2.1 Colonial ...

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Relation to consciousness[edit]. The connection of autopoiesis to cognition, or if necessary, of living systems to cognition, ... One question that arises is about the connection between cognition seen in this manner and consciousness. The separation of ... and one aspect of it is the hard problem of consciousness, how and why we have qualia.[17] ... and does not necessarily entail any awareness or consciousness by the living system. ...

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Evolutionary theories of consciousness[edit]. Theories of consciousness have been linked to thalamocortical rhythm oscillations ... Ward L. M. (2011). "the thalamic dynamic core theory of conscious experience". consciousness and cognition. 20 (2): 464-486. ... neural synchronization accounts for the neural basis of consciousness.. This area of research is still developing, and most ... Kostopoulos G.K. (2001). "Involvement of the thalamocortical system in epileptic loss of consciousness". Epilepsia. 42 (3): 13- ...

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Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion (2006) wrote of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind:. It is ... The Origin of Consciousness[edit]. Jaynes uses governmental bicameralism as a metaphor to describe a mental state in which the ... Author and historian of science Morris Berman writes: "[Jaynes's] description of this new consciousness is one of the best I ... Jaynes, Julian (2000) [1976]. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (PDF). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN ...

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Consciousness and afterlife[edit]. This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2015) ... consciousness is an emergent property, and that it is foolish to seek what cannot be seen.[57] ...

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Consciousness and repression[edit]. In primal theory, consciousness is not simply awareness but refers to a state of the entire ... "Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. 2 (2): 153-169. doi:10.1037/cns0000044.. ... Rossman, Michael (1979). New age blues: on the politics of consciousness. New York: Dutton. ISBN 0-525-47532-X.. ... Janov A (1977). "Towards a new consciousness". J Psychosom Res. 21 (4): 333-39. doi:10.1016/0022-3999(77)90016-2. PMID 592223. ...

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Role in consciousness[edit]. The ACC area in the brain is associated with many functions that are correlated with conscious ...

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As mentioned above, mind is not synonymous with consciousness. And, to understand consciousness from a ToK vantage point, it is ... Consciousness and human behavior[edit]. A frequent question and point of confusion in the ToK System is the definition and ... The second postulate is that the human self-consciousness system can be understood as a "justification filter". This second ... consciousness, and society is common. The ToK System embraces a view of nature as levels, but adds the notion that there are ...

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Dysphoric self-consciousness[edit]. Refers to an aversive form of heightened 'public self-consciousness' characterized by the ... Fenigstein, A., & Vanable, P. A. (1992). Paranoia and self-consciousness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62, 129 ... This self-consciousness conduces to a hypervigilant and ruminative mode to process social information that finally will ... Self-consciousness was characterized as an aversive psychological state. According to this model, people experiencing self- ...

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Artificial consciousness research[edit]. Main article: Artificial consciousness. Although the role of consciousness in strong ... Consciousness[edit]. There are other aspects of the human mind besides intelligence that are relevant to the concept of strong ... consciousness: To have subjective experience and thought.[64]. *self-awareness: To be aware of oneself as a separate individual ... Note that consciousness is difficult to define. A popular definition, due to Thomas Nagel, is that it "feels like" something to ...

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Continuity of consciousness[edit]. Locke's conception[edit]. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in four books (1690) by ... "same continued consciousness", which is also distinct from the soul since the soul may have no consciousness of itself (as in ... These faculties enable consciousness, perception, thinking, judgement, and memory. *^ This may be pleasant, unpleasant, or ... John Locke considered personal identity[15] (or the self) to be founded on consciousness (viz. memory), and not on the ...

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Influences on views of animal consciousness[edit]. When people choose to do things about which they are ambivalent and which ... Consciousness requires a certain kind of informational organization that does not seem to be "hard-wired" in humans, but is ... Moreover, consciousness is not a black-or-white, all-or-nothing type of phenomenon, as is often assumed. The differences ... Philosophers Peter Singer (Princeton), Jeff McMahan (Oxford) and others also counter that the issue is not one of consciousness ...

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XVII, 297), Buddhaghosa writes: "And in the future fivefold fruit: the five beginning with consciousness. These are expressed ... the six classes of consciousness, contact, feeling and craving, see the section on the "six sextets"), the six primary " ... verbal or bodily action conditions future states of consciousness and associated mental factors (see Karma).[10] ... "consciousness" through "feelings") which in turn condition kilesa ("craving" and "clinging") which condition kamma ("becoming" ...

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See also: Animal consciousness and Theory of mind in animals. An open question is whether other animals besides humans have a ... Consciousness and Cognition, 20 (3): 627-642, doi:10.1016/j.concog.2010.10.025, PMID 21111637, S2CID 7877493. ... consciousness and qualia. One difficulty with non-human studies of theory of mind is the lack of sufficient numbers of ...

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Eric Kloss: Consciousness! (1970). *Wayne Shorter: Super Nova (1969). *Wayne Shorter: Moto Grosso Feio (rec. 1970, rel. 1974) ...

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传说中的天神,即天地万物的创造者和主宰者.) Spirit; mind, mental faculties; consciousness. Like: concentrated attention; tire the mind; concentrate ... 精神.如: 凝神; 劳神; 聚精会神.) Expression, demeanor; consciousness, state of mind. (表情; 神志.) Portrait, portraiture. (肖像.) Magical, ... consciousness etc". Reconstructions of shén in Middle Chinese (ca. 6th-10th centuries

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Consciousness. Meaning/God, is in its 19th season. See List of Closer to Truth episodes. Closer To Truth offers candid, in- ... CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) "Cosmos, Consciousness & Meaning TV Series on PBS - Closer to Truth". closertotruth.com ... Consciousness, God Closer to Truth: Science, Meaning and the Future -- (hosted at PBS) The Mystery of Existence: Why is there ... Consciousness (brain/mind, philosophy of mind) and Meaning/God (philosophy of religion). The Closer To Truth website features ...

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... related consciousness and contact, and the resultant feeling. Such discrimination leads to liberation. For instance, while the ... consciousness .... Through dispassion [this mind] is liberated...." Like the Fire Sermon, this discourse has a central metaphor ... and sense-specific consciousness. what is subsequently felt (vedayita): pleasure (sukha), pain (dukkha), or neither ( ... consciousness is burning. Seeing thus, bhikkhus, the instructed noble disciple experiences revulsion towards form ... feeling ...

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Edelman, G.M. and Tononi, G. (2001). Consciousness. How Mind Becomes Imagination. London: Penguin. Goodwin, B.C. (1995). How ... Baldwin, J. Mark (23 August 1895). "Consciousness and Evolution". Science. 2 (34): 219-223. Bibcode:1895Sci.....2..219B. doi: ...

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This has been cited as a precursor to David Chalmers' formulation of the hard problem of consciousness and as one of the main ... The Puzzle of Consciousness. Oxford University Press, 2001 Joseph Levine (2006), In Kenneth Williford & Uriah Kriegel (eds.), ... Gennaro, Rocco J. "Consciousness". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ISSN 2161-0002. Retrieved 9 March 2019. Van Gulick, ... The idea of the explanatory gap is that an unbridgeable gap exists when trying to comprehend consciousness from the perspective ...

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Accompanying each level was a higher level of consciousness. At the end of the chain was a supreme ultimate observer. According ... The theory resolves the issue by proposing a higher dimension of Time, t2, in which our consciousness experiences its ... At the end of the chain he proposed a "superlative general observer, the fount of all ... consciousness". Philosophers who ... requiring a second level of mind to inhabit t2 and it is at this level that the observer experiences consciousness. However, ...

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Mind Trek: Exploring Consciousness, Time, and Space Through Remote Viewing by Joseph McMoneagle, Hampton Roads, Publishing Co ... Mind Trek: Exploring Consciousness, Time, and Space Through Remote Viewing. Hampton Roads Publishing Company. 1993. ISBN 1- ... He reports that he worked with Dean Radin at the Consciousness Research Laboratory, University of Nevada, Las Vegas to seek ... 128-29 Mind Trek: Exploring Consciousness, Time, and Space Through Remote Viewing by Joseph McMoneagle, Hampton Roads, ...

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This led in turn to her being commissioned by Penguin Books to write an introductory book on Consciousness and to presenting ... Critchlow, Hannah (2018). Consciousness. illus. Stephen Player. London, England: Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0-7181-8911-2. ... Saner, Emine (18 May 2018). "Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow: 'Consciousness is a really funny word'". The Guardian. Retrieved ... Critchlow, Hannah (14 June 2018). Consciousness. illus. Stephen Player. London, England: Penguin, Ladybird Books. ISBN 978-0- ...

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Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself. (wikipedia.org)
More recently, social consciousness is linked to the collective self-awareness and experience of collectively shared social identity [3] [4] . (wikipedia.org)
From this viewpoint, social consciousness denotes conscious awareness of being part of an interrelated community of others. (wikipedia.org)
But dissecting the machinery has not enabled scientists to say why the machine has a persistent sense of itself, how it generates the feeling of self-awareness (and even the awareness of that self-awareness) that people generally refer to as consciousness. (sciencenews.org)
such focused awareness of our mental states is called reflective , or introspective consciousness . (encyclopedia.com)
Koch gives us stories from the front lines of modern research into the neurobiology of consciousness as well as his own reflections on a variety of topics, including the distinction between attention and awareness, the unconscious, how neurons respond to Homer Simpson, the physics and biology of free will, dogs, Der Ring des Nibelungen , sentient machines, the loss of his belief in a personal God, and sadness. (mit.edu)
Coming to consciousness within such a system involves an awareness that strategies of survival must come from within the oppressed community. (encyclopedia.com)
René Descartes defined the very notion of thought ( pensée ) in terms of reflexive consciousness or self-awareness. (stanford.edu)
Altered States of Consciousness - awareness is somehow changed from our normal waking state. (everything2.com)
In grappling with this 'paradox of temporal awareness' as it is sometimes called, different philosophers have proposed quite different accounts (or models) of the structure of this form of temporal consciousness. (stanford.edu)
Jonas and Lisen would like to invite you to Conversations in Consciousness, where they offer simple, pragmatic tools to create greater awareness and possibilities for change in any area of your life. (blogtalkradio.com)
This book will teach you powerful and proven techniques to increase you awareness and consciousness beyond your imagination! (selfgrowth.com)
Awareness: What it is, What it does is an accessible, up-to-date examination of scientific thinking about the nature of consciousness. (routledge.com)
If you have expertise in Consciousness and Awareness and your own website and/or product for this topic, please review this form for complete details. (selfgrowth.com)
Disorders of consciousness refer to medical conditions that impair the individual's ability for self-awareness and interaction with the environmental stimuli. (nature.com)
raise one's consciousness , to increase one's awareness and understanding of one's own needs, behavior, attitudes, etc., especially as a member of a particular social or political group. (dictionary.com)
However we strain to distract ourselves, our consciousness of death heightens our awareness of evil. (dictionary.com)
Most translators, including Haldane and Ross and Kenny, render the first as "thought," the second as "consciousness" or "awareness. (jhu.edu)
Anscombe and Geach, attempting to avoid the intellectualistic connotations of the word "thought," translate cogitatio as [439] 44 ~ JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 26:3 JULY I988 "experience" or "consciousness," thereby downplaying any distinction between it and conscientia, which they render as "awareness. (jhu.edu)
We know that consciousness exists not through experiments but through our immediate awareness of our feelings and experiences. (livescience.com)
The subject is topical in view of the resurgence of interest in Reich's writings and of the new awareness, at least among some revolutionaries, of the many factors influencing class consciousness, delaying its appearance or distorting its features. (marxists.org)
Caston contends that for Aristotle, perceptual awareness was somewhat the same as what modern philosophers call consciousness. (wikipedia.org)

Neolithic burial practices appear to express spiritual beliefs and provide early evidence for at least minimally reflective thought about the nature of human consciousness (Pearson 1999, Clark and Riel-Salvatore 2001). (stanford.edu)
No philosopher and hardly any novelist has ever managed to explain what that weird stuff, human consciousness, is really made of. (mit.edu)
Human consciousness is just about the last surviving mystery. (mit.edu)
Researchers at GWU are reporting that they've discovered the human consciousness on-off switch, deep within the brain. (extremetech.com)
The structure of the Christ Consciousness pendant creates the third level consciousness grid of the human race, which is an electromagnetic field that surrounds planet earth and unites the human consciousness. (ka-gold-jewelry.com)
The idea of collective human consciousness is widespread these days and is underlying principles related to chromosomes and Jungian theory. (ka-gold-jewelry.com)
In addition to supercomputers and mind-modeling software, powerful brain-scanning technologies are also at the forefront of efforts to construct virtual brains that might eventually house human consciousness. (stanford.edu)

I just realized that for some reason only half of these posts show up in my e-mail… Bruno, you speak of self-consciousness… do you mean body-image? (mail-archive.com)
And we call the explicit consciousness of the self to which these states belong self-consciousness . (encyclopedia.com)

We sometimes describe the states one is aware of as constituting one's current mental life as a stream of consciousness . (encyclopedia.com)
We call the states that occur in somebody's stream of consciousness conscious , in contrast with those of which that individual is wholly unaware. (encyclopedia.com)
The Serial Stream of Consciousness. (mit.edu)
The nationally televised stream of consciousness went from travel adventures to state budget politics, until Sanford finally said this was 'not the whole story,' and offered to 'lay it out. (washingtonpost.com)

A publication of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness , Anthropology of Consciousness ( AOC ) publishes articles from multidisciplinary perspectives that focus on the study of consciousness and/or its practical application to contemporary issues. (wiley.com)
AOC values interdisciplinary perspectives, respects diverse traditions, and prioritizes inclusiveness and open dialogue in the study of consciousness. (wiley.com)
The study of consciousness from the perspective of spirituality might help us to understand how a satisfying scientific approach to consciousness would need to be crafted. (springer.com)
The study of consciousness is recognized as one of the biggest remaining challenges to the scientific community. (routledge.com)
Human and Machine Consciousness presents a new foundation for the scientific study of consciousness. (merlot.org)
Gamez interprets the scientific study of consciousness as a search for mathematical theories that map between measurements of consciousness and measurements of the physical world. (merlot.org)

An awakening of higher consciousness is a shift to the potential that we all have and it is in knowing the value of growth and self-actualization. (selfgrowth.com)
The awakening of higher consciousness teaches how to reconnect with our true heart and help the rest of humanity at this point in time. (selfgrowth.com)
Just like Lee's previous book, Carolann Gets Her Wings tells a simple tale portraying a complex journey to achieve higher consciousness. (prweb.com)
And that is that higher consciousness gives you the power to create greater happiness. (stevepavlina.com)

Preconscious - level of consciousness that comprises information that could become conscious readily, but is not continually available. (everything2.com)
This will be almost entirely an intellectual process, whereby the goal is to help you reach a higher level of consciousness. (stevepavlina.com)
Would you prefer to live at the same level of consciousness you experienced at age 15 (or 5) for the rest of your life? (stevepavlina.com)
There are many reasons to undertake the task of raising your level of consciousness. (stevepavlina.com)
We are at a disharmonic level of consciousness that is used as a stepping stone from the 42+2 level to the next level, 46+2. (ka-gold-jewelry.com)
Every level of consciousness outlined in the previous post is actually a trap. (stevepavlina.com)

Western philosophers , since the time of Descartes and Locke , have struggled to comprehend the nature of consciousness and identify its essential properties. (wikipedia.org)
The neuroscientist should find the philosophical discussion interesting because this provides first-person insights into the nature of consciousness and also provides some subtle arguments about why consciousness is not a simple problem. (merlot.org)
What is the nature of Consciousness? (mit.edu)
Consciousness Explaining the nature of consciousness is one of the most important and perplexing areas of philosophy, but the concept is notoriously ambiguous. (utm.edu)
Western philosophers since the time of Descartes and Locke have struggled to comprehend the nature of consciousness and how it fits into a larger picture of the world. (wikipedia.org)

[3] Despite the difficulty in definition, many philosophers believe that there is a broadly shared underlying intuition about what consciousness is. (wikipedia.org)
For millennia, philosophers have grappled with consciousness, trying to discern the distinction between mind and body or to show that such a distinction is illusory. (sciencenews.org)
From this, some philosophers infer 'dualism' rather than 'physicalism' about consciousness, concluding that some facts about consciousness are not wholly constituted by physical facts. (umich.edu)
Pre-Cartesian philosophers of mind rarely emphasize the terms 'conscious' or 'consciousness' (or clear equivalents). (umich.edu)
Some philosophers have argued that consciousness is confined to a momentary interval and that we are not in fact directly aware of change. (stanford.edu)
In the late 20th century, philosophers like Hamlyn, Rorty, and Wilkes have disagreed with Kahn, Hardie and Modrak as to whether Aristotle even had a concept of consciousness. (wikipedia.org)

Thanks to developments in technology over the past few decades, consciousness has become a significant topic of interdisciplinary research in cognitive science , with significant contributions from fields such as psychology , anthropology, [6] [7] neuropsychology and neuroscience . (wikipedia.org)
The Brain & Consciousness Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab situated at Duke-NUS ( Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders Program ) in Singapore. (google.com)
First book ever on the intersection of neuroscience, spirituality and consciousness studies. (springer.com)
Provides both overviews of new academic fields and theoretical advances on the integration of spirituality, neuroscience and consciousness studies. (springer.com)
Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality presents a variety of perspectives by leading thinkers on contemporary research into the brain, the mind and the spirit. (springer.com)
This volumes aims at combining knowledge from neuroscience with approaches from the experiential perspective of the first person singular in order to arrive at an integrated understanding of consciousness. (springer.com)
From Harald Walach's introductory essay, "Neuroscience, Consciousness, Spirituality - Questions, Problems and Potential Solutions," to the concluding chapter by Robert K. C. Foreman entitled "An Emerging New Model for Consciousness: The Consciousness Field Model," this book represents a milestone in the progress towards an integrated understanding of spirituality, neuroscience and consciousness. (springer.com)
Recently, consciousness has also become a significant topic of interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, involving fields such as psychology, linguistics, anthropology, neuropsychology and neuroscience. (wikipedia.org)

J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , "Pacers coach Nate McMillan eager to see 'new America' emerge from this turmoil," 29 June 2020 The officer lost consciousness during the attack, police told WFAA-TV. (merriam-webster.com)
Fox News , "Off-duty Dallas police officer beaten to ground after trying to disperse crowd, police say," 29 June 2020 Gattenby lost consciousness as multiple officers used their body weight to pin and handcuff the 40-year-old while repeatedly tasing him. (merriam-webster.com)
Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com , "Video exclusive: Navy vet who died 8 days after Alameda arrest was pinned, tased multiple times," 24 June 2020 Allen had been unceremoniously dismissed by the Yankees in 1964 and drifted out of public consciousness . (merriam-webster.com)
Josh Campbell, CNN , "Four weeks after George Floyd's death, an embattled police union finally speaks out," 23 June 2020 Gugino was taken to the hospital and treated for a head injury, loss of consciousness and bleeding from his right ear, Flynn said. (merriam-webster.com)
Melissa Quinn, CBS News , "Trump suggests without evidence 75-year-old man shoved to the ground by Buffalo police was a "set up"," 10 June 2020 Does this time feel different to you, as someone who has watched these horrible incidents bubble up to the surface of the American consciousness and then recede again? (merriam-webster.com)
Mattie Kahn, Glamour , "The Author of So You Want to Talk About Race Wants to Live in a World That Doesn't Need Her Book," 10 June 2020 They got caught up in the era's celebration of free expression and consciousness -seeking excess, and the movements for civil rights and peace. (merriam-webster.com)

The problem of consciousness is arguably the central issue in current theorizing about the mind. (stanford.edu)
Things have changed a lot, and there is now broad agreement that the problem of consciousness is a serious scientific issue. (livescience.com)
The problem of consciousness, however, is radically unlike any other scientific problem. (livescience.com)

This engaging book-part scientific overview, part memoir, part futurist speculation-describes Koch's search for an empirical explanation for consciousness. (mit.edu)
You can also try doing a general search for the term 'awakening consciousness' . (smashwords.com)

The question of animal consciousness relates to two questions of interest to this blog. (scienceblogs.com)
Black consciousness is a broad category that encompasses things as varied as race consciousness, race relations, black pride, black power, and even rebellion and revolutionary consciousness as it relates to a historically oppressed community, nation, or group acting and reacting against its oppression. (encyclopedia.com)
We need to understand both what consciousness is and how it relates to other, nonconscious, aspects of reality. (stanford.edu)

All of this work and discovery appeared to reach a kind of crescendo last summer, when an international group of prominent neuroscientists meeting at the University of Cambridge issued "The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in Non-Human Animals," a document stating that "humans are not unique in possessing the neurological substrates that generate consciousness. (scienceblogs.com)
This was made boldly clear when the "Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness" pointed out that those "neurological substrates" necessary for consciousness (whatever "consciousness" is) belong to "all mammals and birds, and many other creatures, including octopuses. (scienceblogs.com)
Last week, an international group of brain researchers released the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness . (huffingtonpost.com)

class consciousness. (dictionary.com)
Review: What is Class Consciousness? (marxists.org)
This pamphlet [1] consists of a translation of Reich's famous essay, "What is Class Consciousness? (marxists.org)
It is always the Party which is failing to understand the real nature of class consciousness, failing to stress this or that in its propaganda, and thereby failing to evoke the appropriate echoes. (marxists.org)
Despite its title, Reich's essay is not really about the nature of class consciousness. (marxists.org)
Although constantly stressing the need for revolutionary leadership, Reich is realist enough to perceive that even the best of leadership cannot create class consciousness. (marxists.org)

Over at Lapham's Quarterly , John Jeremiah Sullivan has an excellent article on the subject of animal consciousness. (scienceblogs.com)
These are stimulating times for anyone interested in questions of animal consciousness. (scienceblogs.com)
Many people don't realize that the reason so many psychologists werestudying animal learning, like maze-learning in rats, in the first two decades of this century, wasto study animal consciousness on a primitive level and so trace out its evolution. (slideshare.net)

Introspective consciousness has seemed less puzzling than phenomenal consciousness. (umich.edu)

Research results have begun accumulating, and theorists have begun transforming explanations of consciousness from philosophical speculations into quantitative concepts and equations. (sciencenews.org)
As elsewhere in philosophy, Descartes's writings mark a major shift in philosophical preoccupation with consciousness. (umich.edu)
This ambitious book begins with a philosophical approach to consciousness, examining some key questions such as what is meant by the term "conscious," and how this applies to vision. (routledge.com)
It sets out a bold interpretation of consciousness that neutralizes the philosophical problems and explains how we can make scientific predictions about the consciousness of animals, brain-damaged patients and machines. (merlot.org)

Brain's Consciousness 'Sleep Switch' Found By Accident? (forbes.com)
Graziano gives central place to attention in his theory of consciousness, and more specifically, the brain's model of its own attention. (psychologytoday.com)

By the beginning of the early modern era in the seventeenth century, consciousness had come full center in thinking about the mind. (stanford.edu)

[11] His essay influenced the 18th-century view of consciousness, and his definition appeared in Samuel Johnson 's celebrated Dictionary (1755). (wikipedia.org)
What is the definition of the Aggregate of Consciousness ( vijnanaskandha )? (angelfire.com)
Although it began in all instances as a reaction to forces such as white supremacy, slavery, colonization, and/or social and economic oppression, in the process of developing black consciousness became a force in itself that compelled the group or community to look deeply within itself and seek out a self-definition rooted within its own history and culture and not simply its oppression. (encyclopedia.com)

Because we use a grammatical object to specify what somebody is conscious of, it is convenient to call this phenomenon transitive consciousness , as against an individual's being awake and responsive to sensory input, which we can call creature consciousness (Rosenthal 1990). (encyclopedia.com)
By the necessity of our constitution a certain enthusiasm attends the individual's consciousness of that divine presence. (dictionary.com)

It might be one of our best theories on consciousness, but it would take a supercomputer billions of years to verify it. (newscientist.com)
One of Butchins' most intriguing theories was that consciousness may have arisen from a parallel universe. (coasttocoastam.com)
We can use artificial intelligence to discover these theories and they could make accurate predictions about the consciousness of humans, animals and artificial systems. (merlot.org)

how can subjective consciousness be measured scientifically? (routledge.com)

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consciousness. (merriam-webster.com)

Koch describes his own groundbreaking work with Francis Crick in the 1990s and 2000s and the gradual emergence of consciousness (once considered a "fringy" subject) as a legitimate topic for scientific investigation. (mit.edu)
The emergence of consciousness in phylogeny. (springer.com)

Issues of interest include phenomena such as subliminal perception , blindsight , denial of impairment , and altered states of consciousness produced by alcohol and other drugs, or spiritual or meditative techniques. (wikipedia.org)
Our lab studies the human neural bases of perception, attention, and consciousness with functional brain imaging (fMRI), neural decoding methods, and psychophysical techniques. (google.com)

The primary focus is on understanding what it means biologically and psychologically for information to be present in consciousness-that is, on determining the neural and psychological correlates of consciousness. (wikipedia.org)
Two neural correlates of consciousness. (springer.com)
In their eyes, if we are able to sufficiently emulate the neural networks that comprise the human brain, it is only natural that intelligence and consciousness should follow. (stanford.edu)

In September 2001, Ervin László and the Dalai Lama wrote an essay titled "Manifesto on Planetary Consciousness", which was adopted at a meeting at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. (wikipedia.org)

Reasoning, language, neurology, the science of emotions-every chamber where "consciousness" is thought to hide has been probed. (scienceblogs.com)

Social consciousness is consciousness shared by individuals within a society . (wikipedia.org)
[1] According to Karl Marx , human beings enter into certain productive, or economic, relations and these relations lead to a form of social consciousness. (wikipedia.org)
The sum total of these relations of production constitutes the economic structure of society - the real foundation, on which rises a legal and political superstructure and to which correspond definite forms of social consciousness. (wikipedia.org)
Social consciousness may also stimulate working towards a common goal. (wikipedia.org)
a b Social Consciousness Questia , 2014. (wikipedia.org)
Recent Examples on the Web There's not just a trickle-down effect, but a boom of social consciousness that had long been dormant. (merriam-webster.com)

Anything that we are aware of at a given moment forms part of our consciousness, making conscious experience at once the most familiar and most mysterious aspect of our lives. (wikipedia.org)
Perhaps no aspect of mind is more familiar or more puzzling than consciousness and our conscious experience of self and world. (stanford.edu)
In ordinary conscious experience, consciousness of time seems to be ubiquitous. (stanford.edu)

W hen you ask mystical thinkers how consciousness works , their replies are not highly enlightening. (mit.edu)
However, Consciousness stands alone today as a topic that often leaves even the most sophisticated thinkers tongue-tied and confused. (mit.edu)

This is Part 5 of a five-part blog series on the evolutionary origins of consciousness. (psychologytoday.com)

This essay is part of Demystifying the Mind , a special report on the new science of consciousness. (sciencenews.org)
Koch recounts not only the birth of the modern science of consciousness but also the subterranean motivation for his quest-his instinctual (if "romantic") belief that life is meaningful. (mit.edu)
As I explore in my new book, Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, modern science was explicitly designed to exclude consciousness. (livescience.com)

On a confusion about a function of consciousness. (springer.com)
The Function of Consciousness' (Copies are available in the Philosophy department. (nyu.edu)

Science News neurocience writer Laura Sanders has explored the latest efforts by consciousness researchers to demystify the mind and reports her findings in a three-part series. (sciencenews.org)
But many consciousness researchers underestimate the depth of the challenge, believing that we just need to continue examining the physical structures of the brain to work out how they produce consciousness. (livescience.com)

There are also other phenomena we refer to as consciousness. (encyclopedia.com)

It is, therefore, extremely difficult to establish what these patients are experiencing, and the consciousness disorders are among the least understood, and most commonly misdiagnosed, conditions in medicine. (scienceblogs.com)
At the same time neurobiologists have been finding that the physical structures in our own brains most commonly held responsible for consciousness are not as rare in the animal kingdom as had been assumed. (scienceblogs.com)
Value Consciousness" is not commonly seen at present, so does this kind of consciousness exist? (springer.com)

Consciousness has posed a special challenge to scientists, but new ways of studying the brain may finally yield a deeper understanding. (sciencenews.org)
Using the mathematics of information theory, scientists have begun to get a grip on possible ways of measuring consciousness, making it easier to identify and perhaps, someday, easier to create in a non-biological information-processing system. (sciencenews.org)
At once engaging, informing, and enlightening, Consciousness should be read by every student and scientist of the mind, along with general readers who would like to know how science really works and how scientists really think-and feel-when they engage the world with their experimental tools. (mit.edu)
Last year, scientists found the "key" to consciousness. (extremetech.com)
Scientists believe they may have accidentally found the key in the human brain that, when turned or tweaked the right way, seems to switch our consciousness on and off. (forbes.com)
Parts 2 to 5 look in a little more detail (but still necessarily in a summarized manner) at each of six books by scientists focusing on this intriguing, fundamental way of understanding consciousness. (psychologytoday.com)
Now considered the 'last great mystery of science', consciousness was once viewed with extreme scepticism and rejected by mainstream scientists. (routledge.com)
Although downloading consciousness is still only the stuff of science fiction, recent research has led scientists to claim that an artificial brain could be constructed in as little as ten years (Fildes, 2009). (stanford.edu)
But as promising as Markram's research is, most scientists admit that we still have a ways to go before we can even construct a functional model of the human brain, let alone download our own consciousness into a machine. (stanford.edu)

Broody is suffering from "false consciousness. (valleyadvocate.com)

How to prove controversial consciousness theory? (newscientist.com)
Then, of course, there were other solutions-the helpless spectator theory of Huxley (1896),that consciousness just watched behavior and could do nothing. (slideshare.net)
Despite the lack of any agreed upon theory of consciousness, there is a widespread, if less than universal, consensus that an adequate account of mind requires a clear understanding of it and its place in nature. (stanford.edu)
In the theatre of consciousness: Global workspace theory, a rigorous scientific theory of consciousness. (springer.com)
In Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experience, 1 psychologist and neuroscientist Michael Graziano discusses his Attention Schema Theory (AST) of consciousness. (psychologytoday.com)
Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? (routledge.com)
The two notions of consciousness co-exist in his theory of mind, and he does not confuse them. (jhu.edu)
But the accumulation of such correlations does not amount to a theory of consciousness. (livescience.com)

AOC welcomes submissions that reflect on how consciousness and human transformation can be made relevant to the challenges of our age, with the aim of a praxis to catalyze a shift toward a more just world. (wiley.com)
Whenever you experience a major growth experience, you experience a shift in your consciousness. (stevepavlina.com)

The woman remained awake, but lost consciousness. (forbes.com)

This dualist conclusion threatens claims that phenomenal consciousness has causal power, and that it is knowable in others and in oneself ( section 4 ). (umich.edu)
In reaction, surprisingly much can be said in favour of 'eliminativism' about phenomenal consciousness, the denial of any realm of phenomenal objects and properties of experience ( section 5 ). (umich.edu)

The source of consciousness remains elusive, but the latest brain studies offer new insights. (sciencenews.org)
Similarly, when in evolution there is a cer-tain amount of brain tissue, then suddenly you get consciousness. (slideshare.net)
When this specific region of the brain, called the claustrum, is electrically stimulated, consciousness appears to turn off completely. (extremetech.com)
The brain evolved increasingly sophisticated mechanisms for deeply processing a few select signals at the expense of others, and according to AST, consciousness is the ultimate result of that evolutionary sequence. (psychologytoday.com)
However, we still know next to nothing about the relationship between consciousness and the brain and we can only speculate about the consciousness of animals and machines. (merlot.org)
I was so hopeful that that had caused this 'compromised consciousness' feeling, perhaps cutting oxygen to my brain, etc. (medhelp.org)
Currently, the closest we have come to building a functional model of the human brain, a crucial step on the pathway toward downloading consciousness, is a series of cortical simulations. (stanford.edu)
How does the human brain, consisting of nearly 100 billion neurons that are each connected to 10,000 others, give rise to consciousness? (livescience.com)
It has been repeatedly proposed as a critical counter-example undermining the hypothesis that consciousness is rooted in the brain. (nationalgeographic.com)
Activation circuits between these maps make sensorial and pre-motor fields in the brain function as episodic maps creating representations, which are expressions in consciousness. (powells.com)
It is argued that all consciousness is episodic, consisting of situational or linguistic representations, and that the mind is the whole of all conscious manifestations of the brain. (powells.com)
Is consciousness an internal or external monitoring device of brain states? (powells.com)

Active on Twitter since September 2010, ✒consciousness✒ made it to having a respectable 534 Twitter followers and to being ranked 22,367,766 for number of followers among all Twitter users. (twittercounter.com)
You can see how many followers ✒consciousness✒ lost or gained and what the prediction is for tomorrow or the next 15 days, together with all kinds of other stats like rank compared to all Twitter users, tweets etc. (twittercounter.com)

Hi there, Is this ' hard working consciousness' expression appropriate when being aware of necessity of hard working and focused on it mentally and physically like less sleep time, staying in the office all the time? (usingenglish.com)
I have never heard of 'this 'hard working consciousness' expression. (usingenglish.com)

There is disagreement about what connections hold among these several kinds of consciousness. (encyclopedia.com)
Are there different kinds of consciousness? (powells.com)
There might be different levels or orders of consciousness, or different kinds of consciousness, or just one kind with different features. (wikipedia.org)

There are several ways to raise your consciousness. (stevepavlina.com)
As soon as you realize that nothing will change unless you get yourself to take action, you raise your consciousness to the level of willingness. (stevepavlina.com)

Despite Leibniz's recognition of the possibility of unconscious thought, for most of the next two centuries the domains of thought and consciousness were regarded as more or less the same. (stanford.edu)
Thought and Consciousness in Descartes DAISIE RADNER THE SOULTHINKSand is conscious of its thoughts. (jhu.edu)
I shall offer an interpretation that accounts for the apparent inconsistencies in the text and answers at least some of the standard objections to Descartes' view of thought and consciousness. (jhu.edu)
In some passages Descartes seems to treat thought and consciousness as though they were identical. (jhu.edu)

[8] Issues of practical concern include how the presence of consciousness can be assessed in severely ill, comatose, or anesthetized people, and how to treat conditions in which consciousness is impaired or disrupted. (wikipedia.org)
There exists no test , no procedure , no method , that can objectively identify the presence of consciousness in something. (everything2.com)

THE vegetative and minimally conscious states are examples of what are referred to as disorders of consciousness. (scienceblogs.com)
A committee has developed a guideline on prolonged disorders of consciousness. (nature.com)

The origin of the modern concept of consciousness is often attributed to John Locke 's Essay Concerning Human Understanding , published in 1690. (wikipedia.org)

The main topic I'll be exploring with you is the subject of consciousness itself, which is obviously a fundamental component of our human existence. (stevepavlina.com)
The main problem for Reich is to seek what it is, in society at large (and in the practice of revolutionaries, in particular), which inhibits the growth of that consciousness. (marxists.org)

[9] The degree of consciousness is measured by standardized behavior observation scales such as the Glasgow Coma Scale . (wikipedia.org)

That policy might seem 'logical'-but it's wrong when it comes to psychology, because it assumes that 'consciousness' has a clear and definite meaning. (mit.edu)
I consider everyone, everything, be it living or non-living "Spiritual" because this entire existence, this material world and our consciousness converged at a definite point. (smashwords.com)

Is Consciousness an Illusion? (psychologytoday.com)

Thinker 1: Consciousness is what unifies our present, past, and future together, by making sense of all our experience. (mit.edu)
While there is no future-directed counterpart of memory, we can anticipate future happenings (more or less accurately, more or less eagerly), and experience future-directed emotions: fear, dread, hope - and these too can exert a powerful influence of our present states of consciousness. (stanford.edu)
The near-death experience might be considered a "final frontier" of consciousness studies," says George Mashour, an anaesthesiologist from the University of Michigan and a co-author on the study. (nationalgeographic.com)
When some people experience frequent arguments, fights, or a severe trauma, the energy that accompanies this consciousness can actually rip or tear the aura, leaving holes or weak points. (usingenglish.com)

Indeed, many of those who 'insist-and hope' that consciousness cannot be explained still claim that it alone is the source of most of the virtues of human minds. (mit.edu)
In the research of value consciousness, what we have found is just the "reflection and echo" of the social value life process formed in people's minds. (springer.com)
I'm going to pursue an intellectual approach with you, meaning that we'll attempt to use our minds and knowledge and logic to better understand consciousness itself. (stevepavlina.com)
Star Trek: The Original Series: Crisis of Consciousness won't be out until April, but StarTrek.com has an exclusive First Look at the cover -- by Alan Dingman -- and details about the adventure, penned by Dave Galanter, whose previous Trek work includes Troublesome Minds and Shadows of the Ignorant . (startrek.com)

Human and Machine Consciousness also provides original insights into unusual conscious experiences, such as hallucinations, religious experiences and out-of-body states, and demonstrates how 'designer' states of consciousness could be created in the future. (merlot.org)

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Diseases63

Chemicals and Drugs15

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment44

Psychiatry and Psychology31

Phenomena and Processes15

Disciplines and Occupations7

Humanities6

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Health Care10

Vision: modular analysis--or not? (1/1219)

Effect of the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55212-2 on sympathetic cardiovascular regulation. (2/1219)

ATP-sensitive potassium channels regulate in vivo dopamine release in rat striatum. (3/1219)

Stroke units in their natural habitat: can results of randomized trials be reproduced in routine clinical practice? Riks-Stroke Collaboration. (4/1219)

Assessment of the effects of endothelin-1 and magnesium sulphate on regional blood flows in conscious rats, by the coloured microsphere reference technique. (5/1219)

Propofol infusion for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia in patients with end-stage renal disease. (6/1219)

Cardiovascular effects of rilmenidine, moxonidine and clonidine in conscious wild-type and D79N alpha2A-adrenoceptor transgenic mice. (7/1219)

Neuroimaging of genesis and satiation of thirst and an interoceptor-driven theory of origins of primary consciousness. (8/1219)

Consciousness

Consciousness Disorders

Unconsciousness

Persistent Vegetative State

Coma

Propofol

Electroencephalography

Anesthetics, Intravenous

Consciousness Monitors

Awareness

Philosophy

Glasgow Coma Scale

Psilocybine

Unconscious (Psychology)

Human Development

Syncope

Brain

Anesthesia, General

Philosophy, Medical

Hypnotics and Sedatives

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Craniocerebral Trauma

Seizures

Monitoring, Intraoperative

Thalamus

Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic

Anesthesia, Intravenous

Epilepsy, Complex Partial

Brain Injuries

Dreams

Coma, Post-Head Injury

Conscious Sedation

Wakefulness

Existentialism

Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Anesthetics, Inhalation

Methyl Ethers

Syncope, Vasovagal

Deep Sedation

Cerebral Hemorrhage

Headache

Brain Concussion

Anesthesia Recovery Period

Anesthesia

Midazolam

Evoked Potentials, Auditory

Amnesia

Automatism

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Epilepsies, Partial

Information Theory

Neurobiology

Neurosciences

Decompressive Craniectomy

Epilepsy

Holistic Health

Fatal Outcome

Anesthetics, General

Hematoma, Subdural

Hydrocephalus

Time Factors

Cerebral Cortex

Tilt-Table Test

Quadriplegia

Surgery, Oral

Anesthetics

Skull Fractures

Nerve Net

Meningitis, Bacterial

Brain Diseases

Wernicke Encephalopathy

Visual Perception

Brain Mapping

Neuroanatomy

Head Injuries, Closed

Neurologic Examination

Alpha Rhythm

Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated

Stupor

Thiopental