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Does any aspect of mind survive brain damage that typically leads to a persistent vegetative state? Ethical considerations

Recent neuroscientific evidence brings into question the conclusion that all aspects of consciousness are gone in patients who have descended into a persistent vegetative state (PVS). Here we summarize the evidence from human brain imaging as well as neurological damage in animals and humans suggest...

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Autores principales: Panksepp, Jaak, Fuchs, Thomas, Garcia, Victor Abella, Lesiak, Adam
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2245970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18086316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-2-32