In Plain English

● Psychedelics change how brain networks talk to each other

● Why even ‘mild’ concussion can have lasting effects – and why repeat injuries may be riskier than we thought

● You can be “unconscious” but still dreaming – ketamine reveals a hidden state of the brain

● Some coma patients can silently follow commands 

● Anaesthesia doesn’t just “put you to sleep”, our research shows how it disrupts memory

● The brain’s “default mode” may be the key to consciousness

● What makes your experience uniquely yours? 

● Why some older patients become confused after surgery

● What happens in the brain when we lose consciousness and why it matters for coma patients