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Thalamus: High Road

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Hypothalamus: Low Road

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Building a prognostic tool for disorders of consciousness: protocol for a multimodal imaging study (IMAGINA study)Preprint

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Phase Transitions from Low GA States

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A Vertically Integrated System

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.011

High Arousal

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.008

Concept

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.002

Introduction

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.001

Giant Cells in the Medullary Reticular Formation

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.003

Pons

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.004

Midbrain

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485.005

Index

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Roots of Consciousness and Its Disorders

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