Psychedelics and consciousness: Distinctions, demarcations, and opportunities

DB Yaden, MW Johnson, RR Griffiths… - International Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Psychedelic substances produce unusual and compelling changes in conscious experience
that have prompted some to propose that psychedelics may provide unique insights …

In vivo mapping of pharmacologically induced functional reorganization onto the human brain's neurotransmitter landscape

AI Luppi, JY Hansen, R Adapa, RL Carhart-Harris… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
To understand how pharmacological interventions can exert their powerful effects on brain
function, we need to understand how they engage the brain's rich neurotransmitter …

[HTML][HTML] From neurotransmitters to networks: Transcending organisational hierarchies with molecular-informed functional imaging

T Lawn, MA Howard, F Turkheimer, B Misic… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The human brain exhibits complex interactions across micro, meso-, and macro-scale
organisational principles. Recent synergistic multi-modal approaches have begun to link …

Mechanisms underlying disorders of consciousness: bridging gaps to move toward an integrated translational science

AI Luppi, J Cain, LRB Spindler, UJ Górska, D Toker… - Neurocritical care, 2021 - Springer
Aim In order to successfully detect, classify, prognosticate, and develop targeted therapies
for patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC), it is crucial to improve our mechanistic …

Whole-brain modelling identifies distinct but convergent paths to unconsciousness in anaesthesia and disorders of consciousness

AI Luppi, PAM Mediano, FE Rosas, J Allanson… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The human brain entertains rich spatiotemporal dynamics, which are drastically
reconfigured when consciousness is lost due to anaesthesia or disorders of consciousness …

Nonequilibrium brain dynamics as a signature of consciousness

Y Sanz Perl, H Bocaccio, C Pallavicini, I Pérez-Ipiña… - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
The cognitive functions of human and nonhuman primates rely on the dynamic interplay of
distributed neural assemblies. As such, it seems unlikely that cognition can be supported by …

High-order brain interactions in ketamine during rest and task: a double-blinded cross-over design using portable EEG on male participants

R Herzog, FM Barbey, MN Islam… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that induces a shift in global consciousness states and
related brain dynamics. Portable low-density EEG systems could be used to monitor these …

Model-based whole-brain perturbational landscape of neurodegenerative diseases

YS Perl, S Fittipaldi, CG Campo, S Moguilner, J Cruzat… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is hindered by lack of interventions capable of
steering multimodal whole-brain dynamics towards patterns indicative of preserved brain …

A phenomenological model of whole brain dynamics using a network of neural oscillators with power-coupling

A Bandyopadhyay, S Ghosh, D Biswas… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We present a general, trainable oscillatory neural network as a large-scale model of brain
dynamics. The model has a cascade of two stages-an oscillatory stage and a complex …

Computational modelling in disorders of consciousness: Closing the gap towards personalised models for restoring consciousness

AI Luppi, J Cabral, R Cofre, PAM Mediano, FE Rosas… - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
Disorders of consciousness are complex conditions characterised by persistent loss of
responsiveness due to brain injury. They present diagnostic challenges and limited options …