The vegetative state and the science of consciousness

Consciousness in experimental subjects is typically inferred from reports and other forms of voluntary behaviour. A wealth of everyday experience confirms that healthy subjects do not ordinarily behave in these ways unless they are conscious. Investigation of consciousness in vegetative state patien...

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Main Authors: Shea, N, Bayne, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010