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Comment
. 2007 Mar 2;315(5816):1221; author reply 1221.
doi: 10.1126/science.1135096.

Comment on "Detecting awareness in the vegetative state"

Parashkev Nachev  1 , Masud Husain
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Comment on "Detecting awareness in the vegetative state"

Parashkev Nachev et al. Science. .

Abstract

In a report of a single patient in a persistent vegetative state, Owen et al. (Brevia, 8 September 2006, p. 1402) claimed that the presence of task-specific brain activation in response to verbal command implies both covert conscious awareness and a capacity for intention. We argue that neither can be securely inferred from the evidence presented.

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    1. Owen AM, et al. Science. 2006 Sep 8;313:1402. - PubMed
    1. Nachev P, Rees G, Parton A, Kennard C, Husain M. Curr Biol. 2005 Jan 26;15:122. - PMC - PubMed

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