2016
Brain death and disorders of consciousness
Schiff N, Fins J. Brain death and disorders of consciousness. Current Biology 2016, 26: r572-r576. PMID: 27404252, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessBrain-dead patientsBrain deathVegetative stateCognitive motor dissociationScientific knowledgeCognitive functionMinimally conscious stateNon-medical specialistsSocietal contextBrain statesConsciousnessConscious stateMotor dissociationBrainDisordersDead patientsConceptual frameworkLack of sustainabilityHigher levelsFutilityParadoxDistinction
2009
The ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time
Fins J. The ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time. Progress In Brain Research 2009, 177: 371-382. PMID: 19818915, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(09)17726-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimally conscious stateDisorders of consciousnessConscious stateView of timeHistory of medicineOver-arching metaphorModulate consciousnessFunctional neuroimagingScientific knowledgeSocial currentsVegetative patientsTemporal expectationsModern eraWilder PenfieldConsciousnessEvolving viewsBrain injuryDisordersVariable perspectiveSystems of careStatic entities