2021
The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas
Young M, Bodien Y, Giacino J, Fins J, Truog R, Hochberg L, Edlow B. The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas. Brain 2021, 144: 3291-3310. PMID: 34347037, PMCID: PMC8883802, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessMulti-Society Task ForceAmerican Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineNational Institute on DisabilityNatural history of recoveryHistory of recoveryAmerican Academy of NeurologyRehabilitation researchRehabilitation medicineTreatment of disorders of consciousnessResponsive careClinical careTaxonomy of disorders of consciousnessAmerican CongressVulnerable populationsIndependent livingProlonged disordersMinimally conscious stateTask ForceAmerican AcademyIncreased awarenessDisability rights perspectiveCareCritically ill patientsBiomedical ethics
2019
Disorders of Consciousness, Past, Present, and Future
Fins J. Disorders of Consciousness, Past, Present, and Future. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2019, 28: 603-615. PMID: 31405394, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180119000719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessLegal obligationsPersistent vegetative stateConsciousness literatureNational Institute on DisabilityCognitive motor dissociationMinimally conscious stateCounter-narrativesAmerican Academy of NeurologyVegetative stateMotor dissociationCovert consciousnessObligationsConscious stateDisordersIndependent livingState
2017
Penfield's ceiling
Adams Z, Fins J. Penfield's ceiling. Neurology 2017, 89: 854-858. PMID: 28827458, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004267.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Neuroimaging and Disorders of Consciousness: Envisioning an Ethical Research Agenda
Fins* J, Illes* J, Bernat** J, Hirsch** J, Laureys** S, Murphy** E. Neuroimaging and Disorders of Consciousness: Envisioning an Ethical Research Agenda. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2008, 8: 3-12. PMID: 18853371, DOI: 10.1080/15265160802318113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain InjuriesConsciousnessConsciousness DisordersCooperative BehaviorDiagnostic Techniques, NeurologicalEthics, ResearchHuman ExperimentationHumansNervous System Physiological PhenomenaNeurologyPainPatient SelectionPersistent Vegetative StatePhysical StimulationResearch DesignSocial JusticeThird-Party ConsentConceptsDisorders of consciousnessEthical research agendaEthical reflectionEthical framesScientific progressScientific backdropConsciousnessConscious stateLimited stateInterdisciplinary approachWorking meetingsResearch agendaEthicsNeuroethicsNeuroscientistsReflectionBackdropStanford UniversityAgendaUnderstandingConferenceTranslationA Leg to Stand On: Sir William Osler and Wilder Penfield's “Neuroethics”
Fins J. A Leg to Stand On: Sir William Osler and Wilder Penfield's “Neuroethics”. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2008, 8: 37-46. PMID: 18236336, DOI: 10.1080/15265160701841975.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness
Fins J. Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness. Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 565-582. PMID: 16186050, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50040-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessClinical pragmatismBrain-damaged patientsBrain damageMystery of consciousnessDamaged patientsImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityAmerican pragmatic traditionBrain injuryProblem-solvingBrainMoral problem-solvingDisordersClinical contextHuman consciousnessConsciousnessImpaired consciousnessPragmaticsClinical careAversionSocietal contextSelfPalliative careResearch