Signature of consciousness captured in brain scans
November 13, 2009 | Source: New Scientist Life
Reproducibility — the replication of similar neural patterns in the brain each time it becomes conscious of the same sensory input — gives us clues as to what consciousness is, Princeton University researchers have found in fMRI experiments.
The method could also be used in the future to tell if someone in a coma is conscious, or probe the consciousness of people under anesthesia.