'Vegetative' Woman's Brain Shows Surprising Activity
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According to all the tests, the young woman was deep in a "vegetative state" -- completely unresponsive and unaware of her surroundings. But then a team of scientists decided to do an unprecedented experiment, employing sophisticated technology to try to peer behind the veil of her brain injury for...
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Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have been.
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A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.
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Researchers have come up with a potentially new way to diagnose -- and treat -- the progressive brain disorder
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Swiss doctors may not yet know what makes us dream, but they&#39;re closer to understanding where they unfold in the brain by studying an elderly patient who lost her ability to dream following a stroke.
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A woman who went into a vegetative state in November of 2000 awoke this week for three days, spoke with her family and a local television station before slipping back on Wednesday. "I'm fine," Christa Lilly told her mother on Sunday &#151; her first words in eight months. She has awakened four other times for briefer periods.
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A woman in a vegetative state for   five months appeared in brain scans to imagine playing tennis   and to respond to commands, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Imaging the brain during social interaction reveals a deficit that may be tied to a sense of self.
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The sophistication of the human brain is not simply the result of steady evolution, according to new research. Instead, humans are truly privileged animals with brains that have developed in a type of extraordinarily
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After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself. However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.
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The brain reacts more powerfully to the body language of a person in a posture denoting fear than it does to a fearful facial expression, according to a study released yesterday.
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A new awareness of promoting Âan image of joy and wellness.Â
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Patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) -- those with severe brain damage who demonstrate intermittent awareness of their environment -- may retain some degree of cognitive function, even though they can't follow simple instructions or communicate, the findings from a small study suggest.
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Well-designed studies suggest several ways to improve the brainâs viability.
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Â· Girl, 2, in critical condition with head injuriesÂ· Executive examined by psychologists
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A woman who has been in a coma-like state for more than six years awoke for three days this week.
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Subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level, say UK researchers.