Consciousness

Brain region associated with decision making also determines consciousness: Study

The study, conducted on rats, provided evidence that the prefrontal cortex has a switchboard-like relationship with other areas of the brain

Consciousness depends on the nerve cell communication patterns, not just active neurons in cortex

Consciousness depends upon the way nerve cells communicate and on the degree to which they manage to differ in terms of their activity patterns.

First time ever: Scientists 'switch off' consciousness in a patient's brain

For the first time, researchers have been able to switch off consciousness in a woman by electrically stimulating a single brain area.