The grey zone: reaching out to patients with disorders of consciousness – podcast

In this edition of Science Weekly,Ian Sample explores whether it is possible to communicate with those in a ‘vegetative’ state – and what are the ethical and legal ramifications?Subscribe& Review onApple Podcasts,Soundcloud,Audioboom,Mixcloud&Acast, and join the discussion onFacebook andTwitterIn 2006,neuroscientists in Cambridge ran brain scans on a young woman who had suffered serious brain damage in a traffic accident. The incident left her in a vegetative state: she slept and woke, but showed no signs of consciousness. But remarkablly, by analysing her brain activity, the scientists found a way to communicate with her.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample and produced by Max Sanderson Tags: Neuroscience Medicine Source Type: news