title: Detecting awareness in the vegetative state.
abstract: We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to demonstrate preserved conscious awareness in a patient fulfilling the criteria for a diagnosis of vegetative state. When asked to imagine playing tennis or moving around her home, the patient activated predicted cortical areas in a manner indistinguishable from that of healthy volunteers.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge CB2 2EF, UK. adrian.owen@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: Adrian M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boly
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laureys
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pickard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003243:Consciousness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*