Schiff, N.D., Giacino, J.T., Kalmar, K., Victor, J.D., Baker, K., Gerber, M., Fritz, B., Eisenberg, B., O'Connor, J., Kobylarz, E.J., Farris, S., Machado, A., McCagg, C., Plum, F., Fins, J.J., and Rezai, A. R. (2007) Behavioural improvements with thalamic stimulation after severe traumatic brain injury. Nature 448, 600-603.
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Fins, J.J., Schiff, N.D., and Foley, K.M. (2007) Late recovery from the minimally conscious state: Ethical and policy implications. Neurology 68, 304-307.
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Schiff, N.D., and Posner, J.B. (2007) Another "awakenings." Annals of Neurology 62, 5-7.
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Schiff, N.D., and Fins, J.J. (2007) Disorders of consciousness. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 82, 250-253.
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Fins, J.J., and Schiff, N.D. (2006) Shades of gray: new insights into the vegetative state. Hastings Center Reports 36, 8.

Voss, H.U., Ulug, A.M., Dyke, J.P., Watts, R., Kobylarz, E.J., McCandliss, B.D., Heier, L.A., Beattie, B.J., Hamacher, K.A., Vallabhajosula, S., Goldsmith, S.J., Ballon, D., Giacino, J.T., and Schiff, N.D. (2006) Possible axonal regrowth in late recovery from the minimally conscious state. Journal of Clinical Investigation 116, 2005-2011.
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Shirvalkar, P., Seth, M., Schiff, N.D., and Herrera, D.G. (2006) Cognitive enhancement with central thalamic electrical stimulation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103, 17007-17012.
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Schiff, N.D. (2006) Measurements and models of cerebral function in the severely injured brain. Journal of Neurotrauma 23, 1436-1449.
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Schiff, N.D. (2006) Multimodal neuroimaging approaches to disorders of consciousness. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 21, 388-397.
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Laureys, S., Giacino, J.T., Schiff, N.D., Schabusa, M., and Owen, A.M. (2006) How should functional imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness contribute to their clinical rehabilitation needs? Current Opinion in Neurology 19, 520–527.
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Schiff, N.D. (2005) Modeling the minimally conscious state: measurements of brain function and therapeutic possibilities. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 150, chapter 33. pp. 473-493. Ed: S. E. Laureys. Elsevier.
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Hosain, S.A., Solomon, G.E., and Kobylarz, E. J. (2005) Electroencephalographic patterns in unresponsive pediatric patients. Pediatr. Neurol. 32, 162-165.

Schiff, N.D., Rodriguez-Moreno, D., Kamal, A., Kim, K.H., Giacino, J.T., Plum, F., and Hirsch, J. (2005) fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients. Neurology 64, 514-523.
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Kobylarz, E.J., and Schiff, N.D. (2005) Neurophysiological correlates of persistent vegetative and minimally conscious states. Neuropsychol. Rehabil. 15, 323-332.
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Fins, J.J., and Schiff, N.D. (2005) The afterlife of Terri Schiavo. Hastings Cent Rep. 35, 8.

Laureys, S., Owen, A.M., and Schiff, N.D. (2004) Brain function in coma, vegetative state, and related disorders. Lancet Neurol. 3, 537-546.
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Kobylarz, E.J., and Schiff, N.D. (2004) Functional imaging of severely brain-injured patients: progress, challenges, and limitations. Arch. Neurol. 61, 1357-1360.
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Schiff, N.D., Ribary, U., Moreno-Rodriguez, D., Beattie, B., Kronberg, E., Blasberg, R., Giacino, J., McCagg, C., Fins, J., Llinas, R. and Plum, F. (2002) Residual cerebral activity and behavioural fragments can remain in the persistently vegetative brain. Brain 125, 1210-1234
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Schiff, N.D and Purpura, K.P. (2002) Towards a neurophysiological foundation for cognitive neuromodulation through deep brain stimulation. Thalamus and Related Systems 2, 55-69.
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Plum, F. and Schiff, N.D. (2002) Disorders of Consciousness. Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, Elsevier.
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Schiff, N.D. and Plum, F. (2002) Possible relationships of anesthetic coma and pathological disorders of consciousness. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience: Neural Mechanisms of Anesthesia Ed: Josph F. Antognini et al. Humana Press.
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Schiff, N.D., Plum, F. and Rezai, A.R. (2002) Developing prosthetics to treat cognitive disabilities resulting from acquired brain injuries. Neurological Research 24, 116-124.
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Repucci, M.A., Schiff, N.D. and Victor, J.D. (2001) General strategy for hierarchical decomposition of multivariate time series: implications for temporal lobe seizures. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 29, 1135-49.
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Schiff, N.D. and Plum, F. (2000) The role of arousal and "gating" systems in the neurology of impaired consciousness. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 17, 438-452.
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Davey, M.P., Victor, J.D., and Schiff, N.D. (2000) Power spectra and coherence in the EEG of a vegetative patient with severe asymmetric brain damage. Clinical Neurophysiology 111, 1949-1954.
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Schiff, N.D., Rezai, A.R., Plum, F. (2000) A neuromodulation strategy for rational therapy of complex brain injury states. Neurol. Res. 22, 267-272.
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Schiff, N.D. (moderator), Fins, J.J., Giacino, J.T., Levine, B., Menon, D., and Owen, A.M. (2000) Persistent vegetative state: A debate. In HMS Beagle: The BioMedNet Magazine (http://ny.hmsbeagle.com/hmsbeagle/72/viewpts/overview.htm), Issue 72 (Feb. 18).
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Schiff, N.D. (2000) Interview: Comments on a case of recovery after prolonged unresponsiveness.
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Fins, J.J., and Schiff, N.D. (2000) Diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury. Journal of the American Medical Association 283, 2392.
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Schiff, N.D., and Plum, F. (1999) Web Forum: The Neurology of Impaired Consciousness. Global disorders and implied models. (http://athena.english.vt.edu/cgi-bin/netforum/nic/a/34--1.2.1)
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Schiff, N.D., and Pulver, M. (1999) Does vestibular stimulation activate thalamocortical mechanisms that reintegrate impaired cortical regions? Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B266, 421-423.
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Schiff, N.D. (1999) Commentary: neurobiology, suffering, and unconscious brain states. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 17, 303-304.
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Schiff, N.D., and Plum, F. (1999) Cortical function in the persistent vegetative state. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 3, 43-44.
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Schiff, N.D., Labar, D.R., and Victor, J.D. (1999) Common dynamics in temporal lobe seizures and absence seizures. Neuroscience 91, 417-428.
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Schiff, N.D., Ribary, U., Plum, F., and Llinas, R. (1999) Words without mind. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 11, 650-656.
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Plum, F., Schiff, N., Ribary, U., and Llinas, R. (1998) Coordinated expression in chronically unconscious persons. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B353, 1929-1933.
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Purpura, K.P., and Schiff, N.D. (1997) The thalamic intralaminar nuclei: A role in visual awareness. The Neuroscientist 3, 8-15.
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