What is it about?

In the unconsciousness domain, there is the confusing array of terms that are regularly used interchangeably, making it quite challenging to comprehend what unconsciousness is and how it might be empirically grounded. We will show how a rapidly evolving electroencephalogram (EEG) neuroimaging technique may offer empirical, theoretical, and practical tools to approach unconsciousness and to improve our ability to distinguish consciousness from unconsciousness and also nonconsciousness with greater precision

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Why is it important?

A clear description of three distant notions of (un)consciousness (unconsciousness, nonconsciousness, and subconsciousness) is important for consciousness studies and in clinical practice for evaluation of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) .

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This paper relates to to the experiential selfhood which is essential for comprehending the moral significance of what makes life worth living.

Dr. Alexander A Fingelkurts
BM-Science

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This page is a summary of: Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: Are They Nonconscious, Unconscious, or Subconscious? Expanding the Discussion, Brain Sciences, May 2023, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13050814.
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