Brain Network Studies in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness: Advances and Perspectives.
10.1007/s12264-018-0243-5
- Author:
Ming SONG
1
;
Yujin ZHANG
1
;
Yue CUI
1
;
Yi YANG
2
;
Tianzi JIANG
3
Author Information
1. National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
2. Department of Neurosurgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
3. National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. jiangtz@nlpr.ia.ac.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brain network;
Brainnetome;
Disorders of consciousness;
Neuroimaging
- MeSH:
Animals;
Brain;
physiology;
Chronic Disease;
Consciousness;
physiology;
Consciousness Disorders;
physiopathology;
Humans;
Neuroimaging;
methods;
Persistent Vegetative State
- From:
Neuroscience Bulletin
2018;34(4):592-604
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Neuroimaging has opened new opportunities to study the neural correlates of consciousness, and provided additional information concerning diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic interventions in patients with disorders of consciousness. Here, we aim to review neuroimaging studies in chronic disorders of consciousness from the viewpoint of the brain network, focusing on positron emission tomography, functional MRI, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, electrophysiology, and diffusion MRI. To accelerate basic research on disorders of consciousness and provide a panoramic view of unconsciousness, we propose that it is urgent to integrate different techniques at various spatiotemporal scales, and to merge fragmented findings into a uniform "Brainnetome" (Brain-net-ome) research framework.
