Dr Schnakers has been working as a clinical scientist in the neurorehabilitation field for the past 15 years. She focuses her research on brain-injured patients with Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) and, more particularly, on the assessment of their brain activity and cognitive functions using behavioral, electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques. She has published more than 100 articles (H-index: 52) in international peer reviewed journals such as Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology and Lancet. She serves as the chair of the Special Interest Group on DOC for the International Brain Injury Association and she is actively involved in the Curing Coma Campaign. She currently works as assistant director at the Research Institute of Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare (Pomona, CA).

Neural Correlates of Consciousness.- Behavioral Assessment and Diagnosis of Disorders of Consciousness.- Brain-Computer Interfaces and its Place in the Management of Disorders of Consciousness.- Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness.- Neuromedical Comorbidities and their management in Patients with DOC.- Music as sensory stimulation and therapeutic intervention.- Pharmacological treatments.- Emerging treatment for patients with disorders of consciousness: the field of neuromodulation.- The Ethics in the Management of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness.- Models and Systems of Care for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness.- Taking care of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: The Role of the Informal Caregivers.- Paediatric DOC: diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.- Near-Death Experiences: What do we know?.- Future Perspectives of Clinical Coma Science.