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Effects of Brain Damage on consciousness (p.213) (Vegetative state (VS)…
Effects of Brain Damage on consciousness (p.213)
Brain structures: Cerebral cortex, Thalamus and reticular formation
Prosopagnosia
affects persona ability to recognize faces
damage to a part of the temporal lobes on the bottom of the brain know as the fusiform face area (FFA)
Capgras syndrome
can recognize faces but sense of emotion and familiarity is distorted
connection between visual areas of the brain and the amygdala
Coma (Greek) - Koma 'deep sleep'
abnormal state of deep unconsciousness
no sleep/wake cycles
both cerebral hemispheres or the reticular formation are damaged
do not respond to pain/light
incapable of voluntary behavior
Vegetative state (VS)
abnormal state following a brain injury featuring wakefulness without consciousness
often follow a period of being in a coma
eyes open periodically
grind teeth, smile, scream, or cry
some responsive to pain
consciousness is debatable
Brain death
complete and irreversable lack of measurable brain activity
no response to external stimuli
Near-death experiences
Altered state of consciousness
out-of-body experiences
light-at-the-end-of-a-tunnel perceptions
state of calmness
Seizures
Uncontrolled electrical disturbances in the brain
Brain injury/infection
Partial seizures
temporal lobe
focal area
deja vu (french) 'seen before'
jamais vu (french) 'never seen'