News in Science - Woman in coma plays tennis - 08/09/2006
News in Science - Woman in coma plays tennis - 08/09/2006:
"Brain scans of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for five months show her imagining playing tennis and responding to commands, researchers report..."
The big question is whether or not this is a conscious or an automatic response. Another question, coming from the comments on this article -- can this be used for binary communication with the patient by asking her to imagine different things for yes or no?
A professor in Peru once wrote me to emphasize the importance of my EEG work because he felt it could be used in communication with comatose patients. Perhaps his suggestion is actually right?
"Brain scans of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for five months show her imagining playing tennis and responding to commands, researchers report..."
The big question is whether or not this is a conscious or an automatic response. Another question, coming from the comments on this article -- can this be used for binary communication with the patient by asking her to imagine different things for yes or no?
A professor in Peru once wrote me to emphasize the importance of my EEG work because he felt it could be used in communication with comatose patients. Perhaps his suggestion is actually right?
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