Coma Science Group,
GIGA-Consciousness,
GIGA Research Center,
Coma Science Group, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center
Charlotte Martial is a post-doctoral researcher at the Coma Science Group (GIGA-Consciousness; University of Liège; Belgium). She heads the projects on the phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs). More generally, her work aims to investigate various states of disconnected consciousness (being conscious without experiencing the external world). She studies conditions in which people are outwardly unresponsive such as during general anesthesia or cardiac arrest, but ‘disconnected’ and/or ‘connected’ to the world, as testified by the detailed subjective reports upon awakening.
She also explores the neural correlates of other altered or modified states of consciousness, such as disorders of consciousness (mainly using behavioral assessments, MRI and EEG techniques). Next to her neuroscientific interest, she is also involved in the clinical management of patients suffering from disorders of consciousness (e.g., vegetative/unresponsive state, minimally conscious state).
Clinical Response to tDCS Depends on Residual Brain Metabolism and Grey Matter Integrity in Patients With Minimally Conscious State.
Brain stimulation Nov-Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26471400
Mapping the functional connectome traits of levels of consciousness.
NeuroImage 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28093358
False memory susceptibility in coma survivors with and without a near-death experience.
Psychological research Jul, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28303355
Objective assessment of visual pursuit in patients with disorders of consciousness: an exploratory study.
Journal of neurology May, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28364295
Prevalence of coma-recovery scale-revised signs of consciousness in patients in minimally conscious state.
Neuropsychological rehabilitation Dec, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28399715
Temporality of Features in Near-Death Experience Narratives.
Frontiers in human neuroscience , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28659779
Intensity and memory characteristics of near-death experiences.
Consciousness and cognition 11, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28693813
Corrigendum: Temporality of Features in Near-Death Experience Narratives.
Frontiers in human neuroscience , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28855868
Multifaceted brain networks reconfiguration in disorders of consciousness uncovered by co-activation patterns.
Human brain mapping 01, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29024197
Qualitative thematic analysis of the phenomenology of near-death experiences.
PloS one , 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29444184
Transcranial direct current stimulation unveils covert consciousness.
Brain stimulation May - Jun, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29477507
Regional brain volumetry and brain function in severely brain-injured patients.
Annals of neurology 04, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29572926
Neural correlates of context-independent and context-dependent self-knowledge.
Brain and cognition 08, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29807267
Clinical subcategorization of minimally conscious state according to resting functional connectivity.
Human brain mapping 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29972267
DMT Models the Near-Death Experience.
Frontiers in psychology , 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30174629
A Heartbeat Away From Consciousness: Heart Rate Variability Entropy Can Discriminate Disorders of Consciousness and Is Correlated With Resting-State fMRI Brain Connectivity of the Central Autonomic Network.
Frontiers in neurology , 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30258400
A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts.
Memory (Hove, England) 09, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31189413
Modulation of the spontaneous hemodynamic response function across levels of consciousness.
NeuroImage 10, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31284028
Resting-state functional connectivity and cortical thickness characterization of a patient with Charles Bonnet syndrome.
PloS one , 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31318888
General Anesthesia: A Probe to Explore Consciousness.
Frontiers in systems neuroscience , 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31474839
Neurophenomenology of near-death experience memory in hypnotic recall: a within-subject EEG study.
Scientific reports Oct, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31575924
Nociception Coma Scale-Revised Allows to Identify Patients With Preserved Neural Basis for Pain Experience.
The journal of pain May - Jun, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31733361
Can the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised Be Used in Patients With a Tracheostomy?
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 06, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31765612
Brain Metabolism but Not Gray Matter Volume Underlies the Presence of Language Function in the Minimally Conscious State (MCS): MCS+ Versus MCS- Neuroimaging Differences.
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 02, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31971884
Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness.
Trends in cognitive sciences 03, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31982302
Neuroplastic changes mediate motor recovery with implanted peroneal nerve stimulator in individuals with chronic stroke: an open-label multimodal pilot study.
Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine Feb, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32061768
Time-Delay Latency of Resting-State Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent Signal Related to the Level of Consciousness in Patients with Severe Consciousness Impairment.
Brain connectivity 03, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32195610
Near-Death Experience Memories Include More Episodic Components Than Flashbulb Memories.
Frontiers in psychology , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32528353
An Echo of Consciousness: Brain Function During Preferred Music.
Brain connectivity 09, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32567335
Behavioral and electrophysiological effects of network-based frontoparietal tDCS in patients with severe brain injury: A randomized controlled trial.
NeuroImage. Clinical , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32977212
Simplified Evaluation of CONsciousness Disorders (SECONDs) in individuals with severe brain injury: a validation study.
Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine Sep, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32992025
The Near-Death Experience Content (NDE-C) scale: Development and psychometric validation.
Consciousness and cognition 11, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33227590
Auditory localization should be considered as a sign of minimally conscious state based on multimodal findings.
Brain communications , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33426527
Leandro R. D. Sanz*,1,2,
Charlène Aubinet*,1,2,
Helena Cassol1,2,
Olivier Bodart1,2,
Sarah Wannez1,2,
Estelle A. C. Bonin1,2,
Alice Barra1,2,
Nicolas Lejeune1,2,3,4,
Charlotte Martial1,2,
Camille Chatelle1,2,
Didier Ledoux5,6,
Steven Laureys1,2,
Aurore Thibaut1,2,
Olivia Gosseries1,2
1Coma Science Group, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center, University of Liège,
2Centre du Cerveau, University Hospital of Liège,
3CHN William Lennox, Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Luc,
4Institute of NeuroScience, UCLouvain,
5Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège,
6Anesthesia & Intensive Care Laboratory, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center, University of Liège