Although general anaesthesia has been of tremendous importance for the development of
surgery, the underlying mechanisms by which this state is achieved are only just beginning …

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a relatively new imaging modality in the
functional neuroimaging research arena. The fNIRS modality non-invasively investigates the …

As functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a driving force in cognitive
neuroscience, it is crucial to understand the neural basis of the fMRI signal. Here, we …

Despite language disabilities in autism, music abilities are frequently preserved.
Paradoxically, brain regions associated with these functions typically overlap, enabling …

We used functional MRI and the anesthetic agent propofol to assess the relationship among
neural responses to speech, successful comprehension, and conscious awareness …

This work examines the influence of changes in baseline activity on the intrinsic functional
connectivity fMRI (fc-fMRI) in humans. Baseline brain activity was altered by inducing …

Pharmacological functional (phMRI) studies are making a significant contribution to our
understanding of drug‐effects on brain systems. Pharmacological fMRI has an additional …

In this article, we review (1) the importance of information integration in consciousness,(2)
early studies of network breakdown during anesthesia,(3) preclinical research …

An individual, human or animal, is defined to be in a conscious state empirically by the
behavioral ability to respond meaningfully to stimuli, whereas the loss of consciousness is …

Current theories suggest that disrupting cortical information integration may account for the
mechanism of general anesthesia in suppressing consciousness. Human cognitive …