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Kevin Guttenplan, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), says astrocytes are like the “dark ...

New research on brainwaves in the thalamus shows patterns distinctly linked to conscious states.

Yes: Consciousness is totally dependent on the brain and comes out from it. Dynamics of the brain create awareness. The brain is the conscious mind. No: Mind and body are distinctly different; ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Recent research has found that the thalamus may act like a “relay station” for consciousness by modulating cortical activity in the brain. Researchers found “thalamocortical loops,” where information ...

Researchers from the University of Liège and international collaborators developed a "virtual clinical trial" exploring a unique pharmacological treatment in patients who do not fully regain ...

You’re lying on an operating table. A doctor injects a milky white liquid into your veins. Within a minute, your breathing slows, your face relaxes, and you remain limp when asked to squeeze a hand.

Scientists once viewed the thalamus largely as a relay station: a kind of biological switchboard routing sensory information ...

Sleep strips away consciousness, but it does not shut the brain down. PET imaging of 37 volunteers has shown that regional ...

Loss of consciousness can pose real dangers for people with seizure disorders. And while not all seizures cause loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have now discovered how one common type of ...