Neuroscience · Sleep & Consciousness
A topic within Sleep & Consciousness, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Neuroscience.
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Michael Alkire, Anthony Hudetz & Giulio Tononi
Argues general anaesthetics produce unconsciousness by disrupting communication between brain regions rather than by silencing any single centre.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Josef Parvizi & Antonio Damasio
Argues brainstem nuclei, not just the cortex, are necessary for basic wakeful consciousness, based on cases where cortical damage alone leaves awareness intact.