Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination

Adopting the framework of brain dynamics as a cornerstone of human consciousness, we determined whether dynamic signal coordination provides specific and generalizable patterns pertaining to conscious and unconscious states after brain damage. A dynamic pattern of coordinated and anticoordinated fun...

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Autores principales: Demertzi, A., Tagliazucchi, E., Dehaene, S., Deco, G., Barttfeld, P., Raimondo, F., Martial, C., Fernández-Espejo, D., Rohaut, B., Voss, H.U., Schiff, N.D., Owen, A.M., Laureys, S., Naccache, L., Sitt, J.D.
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spelling todo:paper_23752548_v5_n2_p_Demertzi2023-10-03T16:41:19Z Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination Demertzi, A. Tagliazucchi, E. Dehaene, S. Deco, G. Barttfeld, P. Raimondo, F. Martial, C. Fernández-Espejo, D. Rohaut, B. Voss, H.U. Schiff, N.D. Owen, A.M. Laureys, S. Naccache, L. Sitt, J.D. Magnetic resonance imaging Neuroimaging Complex pattern Dynamic patterns Dynamic signals Functional magnetic resonance imaging Healthy individuals Human consciousness Phase coherence Structural connectivity Coordination reactions Adopting the framework of brain dynamics as a cornerstone of human consciousness, we determined whether dynamic signal coordination provides specific and generalizable patterns pertaining to conscious and unconscious states after brain damage. A dynamic pattern of coordinated and anticoordinated functional magnetic resonance imaging signals characterized healthy individuals and minimally conscious patients. The brains of unresponsive patients showed primarily a pattern of low interareal phase coherence mainly mediated by structural connectivity, and had smaller chances to transition between patterns. The complex pattern was further corroborated in patients with covert cognition, who could perform neuroimaging mental imagery tasks, validating this pattern’s implication in consciousness. Anesthesia increased the probability of the less complex pattern to equal levels, validating its implication in unconsciousness. Our results establish that consciousness rests on the brain’s ability to sustain rich brain dynamics and pave the way for determining specific and generalizable fingerprints of conscious and unconscious states. Copyright © 2019 The Authors. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_23752548_v5_n2_p_Demertzi
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topic Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
Complex pattern
Dynamic patterns
Dynamic signals
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Healthy individuals
Human consciousness
Phase coherence
Structural connectivity
Coordination reactions
spellingShingle Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
Complex pattern
Dynamic patterns
Dynamic signals
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Healthy individuals
Human consciousness
Phase coherence
Structural connectivity
Coordination reactions
Demertzi, A.
Tagliazucchi, E.
Dehaene, S.
Deco, G.
Barttfeld, P.
Raimondo, F.
Martial, C.
Fernández-Espejo, D.
Rohaut, B.
Voss, H.U.
Schiff, N.D.
Owen, A.M.
Laureys, S.
Naccache, L.
Sitt, J.D.
Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
topic_facet Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
Complex pattern
Dynamic patterns
Dynamic signals
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Healthy individuals
Human consciousness
Phase coherence
Structural connectivity
Coordination reactions
description Adopting the framework of brain dynamics as a cornerstone of human consciousness, we determined whether dynamic signal coordination provides specific and generalizable patterns pertaining to conscious and unconscious states after brain damage. A dynamic pattern of coordinated and anticoordinated functional magnetic resonance imaging signals characterized healthy individuals and minimally conscious patients. The brains of unresponsive patients showed primarily a pattern of low interareal phase coherence mainly mediated by structural connectivity, and had smaller chances to transition between patterns. The complex pattern was further corroborated in patients with covert cognition, who could perform neuroimaging mental imagery tasks, validating this pattern’s implication in consciousness. Anesthesia increased the probability of the less complex pattern to equal levels, validating its implication in unconsciousness. Our results establish that consciousness rests on the brain’s ability to sustain rich brain dynamics and pave the way for determining specific and generalizable fingerprints of conscious and unconscious states. Copyright © 2019 The Authors.
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author Demertzi, A.
Tagliazucchi, E.
Dehaene, S.
Deco, G.
Barttfeld, P.
Raimondo, F.
Martial, C.
Fernández-Espejo, D.
Rohaut, B.
Voss, H.U.
Schiff, N.D.
Owen, A.M.
Laureys, S.
Naccache, L.
Sitt, J.D.
author_facet Demertzi, A.
Tagliazucchi, E.
Dehaene, S.
Deco, G.
Barttfeld, P.
Raimondo, F.
Martial, C.
Fernández-Espejo, D.
Rohaut, B.
Voss, H.U.
Schiff, N.D.
Owen, A.M.
Laureys, S.
Naccache, L.
Sitt, J.D.
author_sort Demertzi, A.
title Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
title_short Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
title_full Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
title_fullStr Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
title_full_unstemmed Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
title_sort human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_23752548_v5_n2_p_Demertzi
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