The discovery has huge potential implications for patients with epilepsy or in semi-conscious states, but this is a very early stage: so far, this on/off switch has only been tested in one patient.

Researchers at GWU are reporting that they've discovered the human consciousness on-off switch, deep within the brain. When this specific region of the brain, called the claustrum, is electrically ...

Brain plasticity after vision loss has an 'on-off switch'. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 08 / 150812103701.htm ...