Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
Recording brain activity as patients are anesthetized for surgery, researchers identify a pattern that may signal loss of consciousness.
Consciousness, The Social Conquest of Earth, How Not to Be Eaten, and Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms
A traditional drug to treat insomnia shows surprising promise in awaking minimally conscious patients.
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