2024
Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness
Bodien Y, Allanson J, Cardone P, Bonhomme A, Carmona J, Chatelle C, Chennu S, Conte M, Dehaene S, Finoia P, Heinonen G, Hersh J, Kamau E, Lawrence P, Lupson V, Meydan A, Rohaut B, Sanders W, Sitt J, Soddu A, Valente M, Velazquez A, Voss H, Vrosgou A, Claassen J, Edlow B, Fins J, Gosseries O, Laureys S, Menon D, Naccache L, Owen A, Pickard J, Stamatakis E, Thibaut A, Victor J, Giacino J, Bagiella E, Schiff N. Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 391: 598-608. PMID: 39141852, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2400645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTask-based fMRICognitive motor dissociationDisorders of consciousnessComa Recovery Scale-RevisedCognitive tasksMotor dissociationObserved responseBrain injuryVerbal commandsBrain traumaScale-RevisedMagnetic resonance imagingDisordersBrainParticipantsEtiological factorsAssociated with younger ageElectroencephalographyCohort of personsResonance imagingProspective cohort studyTaskElectroencephalography dataMedian age
2009
Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the Minimally Conscious State: Moving Beyond Proof of Principle
Schiff N, Giacino J, Fins J. Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the Minimally Conscious State: Moving Beyond Proof of Principle. JAMA Neurology 2009, 66: 697-702. PMID: 19506129, DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
2006
Shades of Gray: New Insights on the Vegetative State
Fins J, Schiff N. Shades of Gray: New Insights on the Vegetative State. The Hastings Center Report 2006, 36: 8-8. PMID: 17278863, DOI: 10.1353/hcr.2006.0094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
The Orwellian Threat to Emerging Neurodiagnostic Technologies
Fins J. The Orwellian Threat to Emerging Neurodiagnostic Technologies. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2005, 5: 56-58. PMID: 16036705, DOI: 10.1080/15265160590960951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
A proposed ethical framework for interventional cognitive neuroscience: A consideration of deep brain stimulation impaired consciousness
Fins J. A proposed ethical framework for interventional cognitive neuroscience: A consideration of deep brain stimulation impaired consciousness. Neurological Research 2000, 22: 273-278. PMID: 10769820, DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2000.11740670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive neuroscienceEthical frameworkEvaluation of study designHuman subjects researchTraumatic brain injuryVulnerable study populationEthical obligationParadigm caseDeep brain stimulationScientific inquirySubjects researchSocietal consensusBrain injuryBrain stimulationNeuromodulation techniquesNeuroscienceClinical researchResearch strategyTherapeutic interventionsAttendant developmentObligations