Mechanisms Underlying Disorders of Consciousness: Bridging Gaps to Move Toward an Integrated Translational Science.
Authors
Cain, Joshua
Spindler, Lennart RB
Górska, Urszula J
Toker, Daniel
Hudson, Andrew E
Brown, Emery N
Diringer, Michael N
Stevens, Robert D
Massimini, Marcello
Monti, Martin M
Stamatakis, Emmanuel A
Boly, Melanie
Curing Coma Campaign and Its Contributing Collaborators
Publication Date
2021-07Journal Title
Neurocrit Care
ISSN
1541-6933
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
35
Issue
Suppl 1
Pages
37-54
Language
en
Type
Article
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Luppi, A. I., Cain, J., Spindler, L. R., Górska, U. J., Toker, D., Hudson, A. E., Brown, E. N., et al. (2021). Mechanisms Underlying Disorders of Consciousness: Bridging Gaps to Move Toward an Integrated Translational Science.. Neurocrit Care, 35 (Suppl 1), 37-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-021-01281-6
Description
Funder: Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
Funder: Templeton World Charity Foundation; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011730
Funder: Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003343
Funder: Gates Cambridge Trust; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100005370
Abstract
AIM: In order to successfully detect, classify, prognosticate, and develop targeted therapies for patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC), it is crucial to improve our mechanistic understanding of how severe brain injuries result in these disorders. METHODS: To address this need, the Curing Coma Campaign convened a Mechanisms Sub-Group of the Coma Science Work Group (CSWG), aiming to identify the most pressing knowledge gaps and the most promising approaches to bridge them. RESULTS: We identified a key conceptual gap in the need to differentiate the neural mechanisms of consciousness per se, from those underpinning connectedness to the environment and behavioral responsiveness. Further, we characterised three fundamental gaps in DOC research: (1) a lack of mechanistic integration between structural brain damage and abnormal brain function in DOC; (2) a lack of translational bridges between micro- and macro-scale neural phenomena; and (3) an incomplete exploration of possible synergies between data-driven and theory-driven approaches. CONCLUSION: In this white paper, we discuss research priorities that would enable us to begin to close these knowledge gaps. We propose that a fundamental step towards this goal will be to combine translational, multi-scale, and multimodal data, with new biomarkers, theory-driven approaches, and computational models, to produce an integrated account of neural mechanisms in DOC. Importantly, we envision that reciprocal interaction between domains will establish a "virtuous cycle," leading towards a critical vantage point of integrated knowledge that will enable the advancement of the scientific understanding of DOC and consequently, an improvement of clinical practice.
Keywords
The Curing Coma Campaign, Curing Coma Campaign, Brain injury, Coma, Consciousness, Electroencephalography, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neuroimaging, Mechanism
Sponsorship
This work was supported by the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation; the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.; grant NInDS K23NS112473; NIH-NIGMS Grant R01GM135420; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1K08GM121961); The Johns Hopkins University Discovery Award, Stimulating and Advancing ACCM Research Award; the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation under the Specific Grant Agreement No. 945539 (Human Brain Project SGA3); the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) (RCZB/072 RG93193); the Stephen Erskine Fellowship (Queens’ College, Cambridge, UK); the Cambridge European Trust; the Gates Cambridge Trust.
Funder references
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (US) (K23NS112473)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM135420, 1K08GM121961)
Johns Hopkins University (Discovery Award, Stimulating and Advancing ACCM Research Award)
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (945539)
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (RCZB/072 RG93193)
Queens College, University of Cambridge (GB) (Stephen Erskine Fellowship)
Identifiers
s12028-021-01281-6, 1281
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-021-01281-6
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/335678
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