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Functional Brain Imaging in the Clinical Assessment of Consciousness

Author(s) -

Michael S. Rafii,

James Brewer

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

plos biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1545-7885

pISSN - 1544-9173

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000548

Subject(s) - minimally conscious state , biology , consciousness , functional magnetic resonance imaging , persistent vegetative state , functional imaging , neuroscience , functional brain imaging , neuroimaging , clinical practice , functional connectivity , consciousness disorders , cognitive science , psychology , medicine , family medicine

Recent findings suggest that functional brain imaging might be used to identify consciousness in patients diagnosed with persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state. Michael Rafii and James Brewer discuss the potential for fMRI's wider implementation in clinical practice, and associated caveats.

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