Here is an article describing something quite fascinating that could change how we view people in vegetative states.
By Fergus Walsh
Medical correspondent
«It's the first time an uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care.
Scott Routley, 39, was asked questions while having his brain activity scanned in an fMRI machine.
His doctor says the discovery means medical textbooks will need rewriting.
Vegetative patients emerge from a coma into a condition where they have periods awake, with their eyes open, but have no perception of themselves or the outside world.»
Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain' | The World of Pastoral and Spiritual care
http://achaplainsjourney.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/vegetative-patient-scott-routley-says-im-not-in-pain/
Shalom and Best Regards,
RRW
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