Disruption of thalamic functional connectivity is a neural correlate of dexmedetomidine-induced unconsciousness

Understanding the neural basis of consciousness is fundamental to neuroscience research. Disruptions in cortico-cortical connectivity have been suggested as a primary mechanism of unconsciousness. By using a novel combination of positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging,...

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Main Authors: Akeju, Oluwaseun, Catana, Ciprian, Vazquez, Rafael, Rhee, James, Contreras Ramirez, Violeta, Izquierdo-Garcia, David, Arabasz, Grae, Hsu, Shirley, Habeeb, Kathleen, Napadow, Vitaly, Chonde, Daniel B., Loggia, Marco L., Hooker, Jacob M., Purdon, Patrick Lee, Pavone, Kara J., Brown, Emery Neal
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Medical Engineering & Science
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92614
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7067-2628
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5651-5060
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-7819