July 7, 2006 — Imaging studies using a novel technique suggest that the substantial and remarkable recovery of speech and motor function seen in a patient who had been in a minimally conscious state ...

Every year, approximately 130,000 Dutch people suffer some form of acquired brain injury. The causes can be traumatic such as a fall or road-traffic accident, but also a brain hemorrhages or lack of ...

Hundreds of thousands of patients in the U.S. languish in unconsciousness, cut off from the world by severe brain injuries. But the latest research hints that some of them may still retain reserves of ...

Researchers of the Human Brain Project have used a model-based approach to identify the brain circuits implicated in consciousness. The results of the study, a collaboration between Pompeu Fabra ...

More than two million Americans experience a brain injury each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A brain injury is described as traumatic or non-traumatic depending on ...

I recently interviewed Daniel Toker, a 33-year-old neurologist at UCLA who's exploring innovative ways to cure coma. Toker was overflowing with ideas to treat disorders of consciousness, which include ...

Disputes about consciousness, its roots and requirements, are more than philosophical. They are of importance in real-world settings, especially in clinical contexts. Clinicians routinely face the ...

NEW YORK (AP) – A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness. A study ...

A severe brain injury can leave patients unresponsive to stimuli, but they may be more aware than we realize. A new study of brain activity has shown that up to a quarter of unresponsive patients may ...