Emotional consciousness preserved in patients with disorders of consciousness?

ABSTRACT: Increasing evidence from studies of brain responses to subject's own name (SON) indicates that residual consciousness is preserved in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) and that specific network activation might provide evidence of consciousness. However, it remains unclear whether SON is suitable for detection of emotional consciousness; moreover, the particular aspects of brain network organization that are critical for consciousness are unknown. The present study used an innovative approach to explore affective consciousness in patients with DOC during emotional stimuli. EEG data were acquired from 15 patients and 15 healthy volunteers. We analyzed brain potentials and functional network connectivity with a passive emotional paradigm based on graph theoretical methods. Large

SUBMITTER: Gao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579782 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature