Pharmacological modulation of the state of awareness in patients with Disorders of Consciousness: an Overview

The neurobiological approach to consciousness moves from the assumption that all phenomenal experiences are based on neuronal activity in the brain. Consciousness has two main components: wakefulness and awareness. While it may be relatively easy to determine the neuronal correlates of wakefulness, it is not the same for awareness, of which the neural correlates are poorly understood. Knowledge of…