University of Liège
Neurologist FNRS Research Associate
Cyclotron Research Centre

Phone: +32(4)3662304
Fax: +32(4)3662946
Email: steven.laureys@ulg.ac.be

Research Interests:
Brain imaging of cognitive processes using Positron Emission Tomography (PET): Study of consciousness impairment in severely brain damaged patients (coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome), during sleep and in the hypnotic state.

Selected Publications

LAUREYS, S., PERRIN, F. & BRÉDART, S. (2007) Self-consciousness in non-communicative patients. Conscious Cogn., May 31.

SCHNAKERS, C., GIACINO, J., KALMAR, K., PITET, S., LOPEZ, E., BOLY, M., MALONE, R. & LAUREYS, S. (2006) Does the FOUR score correctly diagnose the vegetative and minimally conscious states? Ann Neurol, 60, 744-745.

PERRIN, F., SCHNAKERS, C., SCHABUS, M., DEGUELDRE, C., GOLDMAN, S., BRÉDART, S., FAYMONVILLE, M. E., LAMY, M., MOONEN, G., LUXEN, A., MAQUET, P. & LAUREYS, S. (2006) Brain response to one's own name in vegetative state, minimally conscious state, and locked-in syndrome. Arch Neurol, 63, 562-569.

PEIGNEUX, P., ORBAN, P., BALTEAU, E., DEGUELDRE, C., LUXEN, A., LAUREYS, S. & MAQUET, P. (2006) Offline persistence of memory-related cerebral activity during active wakefulness. PLoS Biol, 4, 100.

LAUREYS, S., BOLY, M. & MAQUET, P. (2006) Tracking the recovery of consciousness from coma. J Clin Invest, 116, 1823-1825.

LAUREYS, S. (2006) Hirntod und Wachkoma. Spektrum, 2, 62-72.

FAYMONVILLE, M. E., BOLY, M. & LAUREYS, S. (2006) Functional neuroanatomy of the hypnotic state. J Physiol Paris, 99, 463-469.

BRÉDART, S., DELCHAMBRE, M. & LAUREYS, S. (2006) Short article one's own face is hard to ignore. Q J Exp Psychol, 59, 46-52.