Loss of consciousness reduces the stability of brain hubs and the heterogeneity of brain dynamics

López-González et al study the fMRI brain dynamics and their underlying mechanism from patients that suffered brain injuries leading to a disorder of consciousness as well as from healthy subjects undergoing propofol-induced sedation. They show that pathological and pharmacological low-level states...

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Main Authors: Ane López-González, Rajanikant Panda, Adrián Ponce-Alvarez, Gorka Zamora-López, Anira Escrichs, Charlotte Martial, Aurore Thibaut, Olivia Gosseries, Morten L. Kringelbach, Jitka Annen, Steven Laureys, Gustavo Deco
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5455e3476f9844c49701d43bf6d7d548
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Summary:López-González et al study the fMRI brain dynamics and their underlying mechanism from patients that suffered brain injuries leading to a disorder of consciousness as well as from healthy subjects undergoing propofol-induced sedation. They show that pathological and pharmacological low-level states of consciousness display disrupted synchronization patterns, higher constraint to the anatomy and a loss of heterogeneity and stability in the structural hubs compared to conscious states.