Consciousness beyond Anaesthesia

Beyond Metaphor: Visualizing Consciousness

Beyond consciousness of external reality: a "who" system for consciousness of action and self-consciousness.

This paper offers a framework for consciousness of internal reality. Recent PET experiments are reviewed, showing partial overlap of cortical activation during self-produced actions and actions observed from other people. This overlap suggests that representations for actions may be shared by several individuals, a situation which creates a potential problem for correctly attributing an action ...

The origin of consciousness and beyond

Andrea E. Cavanna* 1 Michael Trimble Neuropsychiatry Research Group, University of Birmingham and BSMHFT, Birmingham, UK 2 Department of Clinical and Systems Neuroscience, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK 3 Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK *Correspondence: a.cavan...

Beyond the Evolutionary Paradigm in Consciousness Studies

Adopting an ‘‘archetypal’’ reading of analytical psychology, this paper seeks to explore the often encountered assumption that consciousness is ‘‘evolving.’’ The author considers parallels between the work of C.G. Jung and Jean Gebser, arguing that the ideas of both figures have at times been improperly understood and misappropriated in support of the evolutionary paradigm. It is suggested that...

Consciousness and responsiveness: lessons from anaesthesia and the vegetative state.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this article is to review recent behavioural and neuroimaging studies in anaesthesia and the vegetative state. RECENT FINDINGS These studies highlight possible dissociations between consciousness and responsiveness in both these states. SUMMARY We discuss future avenues of research in the field, in order to improve the detection of awareness during anaesthesia a...