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Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

University of Liège · MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit · +3 more institutions

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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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