# A Theoretically Based Index of Consciousness Independent of Sensory Processing and Behavior

Casali et al. (2013). *A Theoretically Based Index of Consciousness Independent of Sensory Processing and Behavior*. Science Translational Medicine. <https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3006294>

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| Tags | Human empirical, PCI |
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## Abstract

A theory-derived index of consciousness, which quantifies the complexity of the brain’s response to a stimulus, measures the level of consciousness in awake, sleeping, anesthetized, and brain-damaged subjects.