A common neural code for similar conscious experiences in different individuals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 39, 2014, Pages 14277-14282

  Naci, Lorina ^a   Cusack, Rhodri ^a   Anello, Mimma ^b   Owen, Adrian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Disorders of consciousness; FMRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907587165     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1407007111     Document Type: Article

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