Behavior in the brain: Using functional neuroimaging to assess residual cognition and awareness after severe brain injury

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-82

  Monti, Martin M ^a   Owen, Adrian M ^a  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Disorders of consciousness; Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); Minimally conscious state; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 78650077124     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803/a000016     Document Type: Article

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