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Source of hidden consciousness in 'comatose' brain injury patients found
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230814122410.htm

* patients w. hidden consciousness hear/comprehend verbal commands, but cannot carry out those commands because of injuries in brain circuits that relay instructions f. brain to muscles

Injury patterns associated with cognitive motor dissociation Get access Arrow
https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/brain/awad197/7236061

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Source of hidden consciousness in 'comatose' brain injury patients found

Researchers have identified brain circuits that, when injured, make conscious patients with acute brain injury appear unresponsive, a phenomenon known as hidden consciousness.

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