JesiBel
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- Dec 5, 2024
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I'm adding the last bit of information to complete my previous post (and I think that's all)
(Note: sleeping is not losing consciousness. They are completely opposite processes of the organism)
Normal human consciousness is defined as the presence of a wakeful arousal state and the awareness and motivation to respond to self and/or environmental events. In the intact brain, arousal is the overall level of responsiveness to environmental stimuli. Arousal has a physiological range from stage 3 non-REM sleep, where strong stimuli are required to elicit a response, to states of high vigilance, where subtle stimuli can be detected and acted upon. While arousal is the global state of responsiveness, awareness is the brain's ability to perceive specific environmental stimuli in different domains, including visual, somatosensory, auditory, and interoceptive (e.g. visceral and body position).
Normal conscious state includes volition, processing of sensory information, and a generalized level of arousal.
Sleep: A natural state of reduced consciousness that occurs in stages and cycles, which helps the body rest, repair, and restore itself.
Levels of consciousness range from normal alertness and sleep to altered states of consciousness, such as lethargy, delirium, stupor, and coma.
Unconsciousness: the person will be unresponsive (does not respond to activity, touch, sound, or other stimulation).
Being asleep is not the same as being unconscious. A sleeping person will respond to loud noises or gentle shaking. An unconscious person will not.
(Note: during unconsciousness the person loses the ability to be in a state of alertness and vigilance -arousal- and the ability to be aware of oneself and the environment and the ability to respond to external stimuli)
(Note: so, you must have a degree of consciousness to experience any kind of dream, hallucination, mental image, illusion)
Brain death (also known as brain stem death) is when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions. This means they will not regain consciousness or be able to breathe without support.
A person who is brain dead is legally confirmed as dead. They have no chance of recovery because their body is unable to survive without artificial life support.
The difference between brain death and a vegetative state (a disorder of consciousness), which can happen after extensive brain damage, is that it's possible to recover from a vegetative state, but brain death is permanent.
Someone in a vegetative state still has a functioning brain stem, which means:
• some form of consciousness may exist
• breathing unaided is usually possible
• there's a slim chance of recovery because the brain stem's core functions may be unaffected
Someone in a vegetative state is awake but shows no signs of awareness. For example, they may open their eyes but not respond to their surroundings.
In rare cases, a person in a vegetative state may show some sense of response that can be detected using a brain scan, but not be able to interact with their surroundings.
(Note: And about dreams.. I am not interested in going into further detail about them since they have nothing to do with the hanging method. Sorry..)
(Note: sleeping is not losing consciousness. They are completely opposite processes of the organism)
Normal human consciousness is defined as the presence of a wakeful arousal state and the awareness and motivation to respond to self and/or environmental events. In the intact brain, arousal is the overall level of responsiveness to environmental stimuli. Arousal has a physiological range from stage 3 non-REM sleep, where strong stimuli are required to elicit a response, to states of high vigilance, where subtle stimuli can be detected and acted upon. While arousal is the global state of responsiveness, awareness is the brain's ability to perceive specific environmental stimuli in different domains, including visual, somatosensory, auditory, and interoceptive (e.g. visceral and body position).
Normal conscious state includes volition, processing of sensory information, and a generalized level of arousal.
Sleep: A natural state of reduced consciousness that occurs in stages and cycles, which helps the body rest, repair, and restore itself.
Levels of consciousness range from normal alertness and sleep to altered states of consciousness, such as lethargy, delirium, stupor, and coma.
Unconsciousness: the person will be unresponsive (does not respond to activity, touch, sound, or other stimulation).
Being asleep is not the same as being unconscious. A sleeping person will respond to loud noises or gentle shaking. An unconscious person will not.
(Note: during unconsciousness the person loses the ability to be in a state of alertness and vigilance -arousal- and the ability to be aware of oneself and the environment and the ability to respond to external stimuli)
(Note: so, you must have a degree of consciousness to experience any kind of dream, hallucination, mental image, illusion)
You could be transparent and provide direct links where the full texts can be read. You didn't answer my questions. You want to debate, but you just copy and paste a useless piece of information. It's not worth wasting my time with you.
Brain death is different from a vegetative state
Brain death (also known as brain stem death) is when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions. This means they will not regain consciousness or be able to breathe without support.
A person who is brain dead is legally confirmed as dead. They have no chance of recovery because their body is unable to survive without artificial life support.
The difference between brain death and a vegetative state (a disorder of consciousness), which can happen after extensive brain damage, is that it's possible to recover from a vegetative state, but brain death is permanent.
Someone in a vegetative state still has a functioning brain stem, which means:
• some form of consciousness may exist
• breathing unaided is usually possible
• there's a slim chance of recovery because the brain stem's core functions may be unaffected
Someone in a vegetative state is awake but shows no signs of awareness. For example, they may open their eyes but not respond to their surroundings.
In rare cases, a person in a vegetative state may show some sense of response that can be detected using a brain scan, but not be able to interact with their surroundings.
(Note: And about dreams.. I am not interested in going into further detail about them since they have nothing to do with the hanging method. Sorry..)
