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Can an unconscious person be aware of his surroundings? Part 4 (Teacher: Michael)
A major challenge facing both physicians and
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general public is to change our attitudes toward individuals with severe brain damage who cannot communicate.
We should not assume
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they do not have any awareness of what is going on. As suggested by
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British Medical Journal authors, we need to learn how to communicate with very disabled patients. One of
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major scientific challenges of
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century is to understand how
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brain thinks.
When
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is achieved, we may be able to measure "conscious" brain activity and start to build bridges to patients who cannot communicate.
Patrick Pullicino, MD, Ph.D., is Professor of Neurology and chairman of
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Department of Neurosciences of
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New Jersey Medical School at
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
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