Chapters examine the origin and potential function of bioelectrical fields and EEG associations with conscious states, as well as the relationship between electrical fields and consciousness. Incorporating the basic science, clinical correlates, and functional potential of CNS bioelectrical fields, this book is a must-read for all working in the field of CNS electrophysiology or neuroconsciousness.
Table of Contents
1. Intro: The Search for Markers of Consciousness 2. Bioelectricity: Science and Pseudoscience A History 3. Quantum Oscillations, Ion Gradients and the Creation of Bioelectricity 4. The Conveyance of Bioenergy 5. Electrical Fields as Markers for Life and Death 6. The Electrical Fields Marking Primary Consciousness in Single Cell Organisms 7. The Origin of Synchronous Electrical Fields Neurochemistry and Genetics 8. The Bioenergetics and Neurofunction of Synchronous Electrical Fields in the CNS 9. Characteristics of Consciousness 10. Human Equivalent Consciousness 11. The EEG of Waking Consciousness 12. The EEG of Sleeping Conscious States 13. The Electrical Fields of Consciousness: Temporal Aspects 14. Drugs and Disease Effects on CNS Electrical Fields 15. Meditation Induced Alteration in Synchronous EEG Activity 16. Modern CNS Electrical Therapies 17. Transcending Neuroanatomic Theories of Neuroconsciousness 18. Global Platform Theories of Consciousness 19. Electromagnetic Theories of Consciousness 20. Markers of Neuroconsciousness
Authors
James F Pagel Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, USA.Dr. Pagel is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and has been involved in the study of brain electrical fields for more than 45 years. Among the first to propose that physiological electrical fields had functional roles in cognitive processing, he is the primary author of more than 150 scientific publications including four authored and four edited books, including: Primary Care Sleep Disorders: A Practical Guide, Humana Press (2007); The Limits of Dream - A Scientific Exploration of the Mind / Brain Interface, Academic Press (2008); and Dreams and Nightmares, Sleep Medicine Review (2010). He authored and edited the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) training programs on sleep apnea, infant, child adolescent (overall pediatric editor), and women's sleep disorders, and is past chair of the AASM education committee. In 2005, with Tori Nielsen, he developed the first diagnostic code for Nightmare Disorder (ICD 10) (19), and was overall chair of the 2012 National Sleep Foundation, Sleep Health and Safety Meeting.
