title: Mind and Brain: Consciousness in Unresponsive Subjects.
abstract: A new study shows that subjects rendered unresponsive with sedatives do not exhibit a stereotypic 'unconscious' response to direct cortical stimulation; instead, agent-specific effects are seen that can distinguish between unresponsiveness with and without consciousness.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5117, USA. Electronic address: maciver@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: M Bruce
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: MacIver
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D003243:Consciousness; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D014474:Unconsciousness
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives