What is our inner voice for?
If what we call our little inner voice is present in everyone, it is not always in the same way.What ...
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Why it is possible to remain conscious under anesthesia
Researchers have looked at the brain activity of monkeys to better understand why some patients can regain consciousness after being ...
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Mediums: why can they hear the dead speak?
According to British researchers, mediums tend to have more hallucinatory experiences than the general population. Some phenomena seem inexplicable from ...
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Disorders of consciousness: identify patients whose brain function is the most active
Two new studies carried out by French researchers allow a better understanding of patients suffering from a long-lasting disorder of ...
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A rare disease prevents a patient from distinguishing the numbers while his brain perceives them
Researchers report the case of a man suffering from an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease. Among the multiple symptoms from which ...
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Mindfulness meditation: a way to relieve chronic pain
Meditating in full consciousness would reduce the severity of chronic pain and its impact on everyday life. This method holds ...
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General anesthesia: why and how do we lose consciousness?
Scientists have discovered the brain mechanisms that allow the patient to lose consciousness during general anesthesia. General anesthesia is a ...
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Vegetative state: a doctor communicates with patients
Dr Adrian Owen has devised a novel method that allows people unable to blink to answer yes or no questions.Patients ...
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A prognostic marker to predict the end of a coma
The future of patients in a coma is very difficult to anticipate. But French researchers have found that the quality ...
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A method that releases energy: Access Consciousness
© ThinkstockMoney, control, creativity, communication, joy, sexuality, healing, peace, calm, dreams ... In 1995, an American, Gary Douglas, discovered a ...
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Coma: sound stimulation to know the state of consciousness?
© ThinkstockChanges in heart rate during sound stimulation are a good indicator of the state of consciousness of people in ...
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Coma: PET scan reveals imperceptible signs of consciousness
According to a study, the PET scan is the most reliable tool to assess the state of consciousness of patients ...
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Inserm Grand Prix: Stanislas Dehaene, conscientious examiner
Neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene received the Inserm Grand Prix on December 2. He is notably rewarded for his work on patients ...
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A tool to better assess patients coming out of a coma
To better appreciate the degrees of consciousness of a patient coming out of a coma, French researchers have developed a ...
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Coma: it would be possible to detect the state of consciousness of patients
© iStockIt would be possible to detect thestate of consciousnessof people plunged into a coma, according to the results of ...
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Angelina Jolie: the risks of breast cancer still unrecognized
The revelation of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy caused a stir ... but the public does not know better the risks ...
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