The On, Off Switch of Consciousness | Breakthrough

to map what goes on inside the brain

to map what goes on inside the brain mohamad implants tiny electrodes in his

mohamad implants tiny electrodes in his

mohamad implants tiny electrodes in his patients skulls he then sends pulses to

patients skulls he then sends pulses to

patients skulls he then sends pulses to these electrodes gradually increasing

these electrodes gradually increasing

these electrodes gradually increasing the current sometimes with dramatic

the current sometimes with dramatic

the current sometimes with dramatic results recently he inserted an

results recently he inserted an

results recently he inserted an electrode

electrode

electrode next to a small region called the

next to a small region called the

next to a small region called the claustrum the claustrum is uniquely

claustrum the claustrum is uniquely

claustrum the claustrum is uniquely connected to other parts of the brain

connected to other parts of the brain

connected to other parts of the brain when we were doing the mapping we were

when we were doing the mapping we were

when we were doing the mapping we were surprised to see what stimulation of the

surprised to see what stimulation of the

surprised to see what stimulation of the claustrum resulted in I asked her to

claustrum resulted in I asked her to

claustrum resulted in I asked her to read and I discovered that stimulation

read and I discovered that stimulation

read and I discovered that stimulation of this one electrode which is in the

of this one electrode which is in the

of this one electrode which is in the closed room made her stop reading and

closed room made her stop reading and

closed room made her stop reading and have no memory to what happened during

have no memory to what happened during

have no memory to what happened during the stimulation when Mohammed sends a 14

the stimulation when Mohammed sends a 14

the stimulation when Mohammed sends a 14 million electric pulse into the

million electric pulse into the

million electric pulse into the claustrum the patient freezes

claustrum the patient freezes

claustrum the patient freezes mid-sentence it’s as if her conscious

mid-sentence it’s as if her conscious

mid-sentence it’s as if her conscious mind has been switched off cognitively

mind has been switched off cognitively

mind has been switched off cognitively she is completely impaired no language

she is completely impaired no language

she is completely impaired no language function no memory function no

function no memory function no

function no memory function no responsiveness

when the current is reduced she picks up

when the current is reduced she picks up exactly where she left off the findings

exactly where she left off the findings

exactly where she left off the findings led to some authors to naming the lost

led to some authors to naming the lost

led to some authors to naming the lost from the on/off switch of consciousness

from the on/off switch of consciousness

from the on/off switch of consciousness which based on this case is actually

which based on this case is actually

which based on this case is actually pretty accurate