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Case Reports
. 2006 Sep 8;313(5792):1402.
doi: 10.1126/science.1130197.

Detecting awareness in the vegetative state

Adrian M Owen  1 , Martin R Coleman, Melanie Boly, Matthew H Davis, Steven Laureys, John D Pickard
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Detecting awareness in the vegetative state

Adrian M Owen et al. Science. .
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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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