Neuroscience
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?
- Detecting Consciousness In A Totally Locked-in Patient
Alert to your surroundings but helpless to respond. It's difficult to imagine a worse situation, but this is the terrifying reality for a minority of brain damaged patients with total locked-in syndrome. Fortunately, researchers are developing ways...
- The Misrepresentation Of Coma In Films
The unrealistic portrayal of coma in films could be misleading the general public at a time when society has been so bitterly divided by the ethical issues raised by high-profile cases like that of Terri Schiavo. She died last year after her feeding tube...
- Tennis: Anticipating Your Opponent's Next Shot
Anticipating where your opponent’s shot is going to land is vital for success at games like tennis. There are visual clues from the way your opponent strikes the ball, and it obviously helps to carefully watch the ball’s flight. But another way, investigated...
- The Precuneus And Recovery From A Minimally Conscious State
You've probably heard about the case of Terry Wallis, a 42 year old man in Arkansas who spent 19 years in a "minimally conscious state" following severe traumatic brain injury. Then one day he saw his mother walk into the room and (after not speaking...
- Signs Of Consciousness
Jerome Groopman has an article in the Oct. 15 issue of the New Yorker. Medical Dispatch: Silent Minds: Reporting & Essays is about consciousness, particularly among those in various degrees of coma. Groopman reports on some fascinating work by the...
Neuroscience
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?
- Detecting Consciousness In A Totally Locked-in Patient
Alert to your surroundings but helpless to respond. It's difficult to imagine a worse situation, but this is the terrifying reality for a minority of brain damaged patients with total locked-in syndrome. Fortunately, researchers are developing ways...
- The Misrepresentation Of Coma In Films
The unrealistic portrayal of coma in films could be misleading the general public at a time when society has been so bitterly divided by the ethical issues raised by high-profile cases like that of Terri Schiavo. She died last year after her feeding tube...
- Tennis: Anticipating Your Opponent's Next Shot
Anticipating where your opponent’s shot is going to land is vital for success at games like tennis. There are visual clues from the way your opponent strikes the ball, and it obviously helps to carefully watch the ball’s flight. But another way, investigated...
- The Precuneus And Recovery From A Minimally Conscious State
You've probably heard about the case of Terry Wallis, a 42 year old man in Arkansas who spent 19 years in a "minimally conscious state" following severe traumatic brain injury. Then one day he saw his mother walk into the room and (after not speaking...
- Signs Of Consciousness
Jerome Groopman has an article in the Oct. 15 issue of the New Yorker. Medical Dispatch: Silent Minds: Reporting & Essays is about consciousness, particularly among those in various degrees of coma. Groopman reports on some fascinating work by the...