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Coma-Vegetative State-Minimally Conscious State: How Do We Know?

By Michael Kaplen

One of the most frustrating aspects of evaluating individuals as they emerge from a coma is their level of awareness.  An interesting article appears in this month's on line Scientific America entitled, "Understanding Consciousness: Measure More, Argue Less"  The article discussed the progress in unraveling the mind-body problem and the development of new and ingenious ways to measure consciousness.  You can read the  full article by clicking here.

Full post as published by Brain Injury News and Information on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).