Repercussions for cases involving comatose patients

In the words of neurologist, Dr. Nicholas Schiff, "it really is kind of shocking". Dr. Schiff was referring to a study that focused on a woman who, according to all determinants, was in a deep vegetative state...yet still possessed some measure of awareness and consciousness.Rob Stein, writing for the Washington Post, described what happened. The woman was placed in a scanner and then told that