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Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 08 Sep 2006 English Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Journal:Science, volume 313, pages 1,402-1,402 (issn: 0036-8075, eissn: 1095-9203, Copyright policy )
Authors: Matthew H. Davis; John D. Pickard; Steven Laureys; Adrian M. Owen; Mélanie Boly; Martin R. Coleman;

doi: 10.1126/science.1130197

pmid: 16959998

Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

Abstract

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to demonstrate preserved conscious awareness in a patient fulfilling the criteria for a diagnosis of vegetative state. When asked to imagine playing tennis or moving around her home, the patient activated predicted cortical areas in a manner indistinguishable from that of healthy volunteers.

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Adult, Neurons, Brain Mapping, Consciousness, Persistent Vegetative State, Brain, Awareness, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Injuries, Humans, Female

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