What Is the Glasgow Coma Scale? The Glasgow Coma Scale is a tool used to measure the consciousness of patients who have been through trauma and may have a traumatic brain injury. The scale was ...

Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is a widely discussed—and, by some, strongly promoted —“mathematical theory of consciousness” developed over the past 10-20 years or so, mainly by neuroscientist ...

The human brain is the most complex information integrator known in the universe. With 86 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections between them, the brain gives us our rich subjective experiences ...

Music could provide a breakthrough in assessing consciousness levels in children who have suffered significant brain injuries, according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in ...

In the agonizing moments in a hospital, after someone has suffered traumatic brain injury, medical professionals look for any sign of consciousness in patients. With patients who struggle to move, ...