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TSC: And Every Stranger's Face I See 1 comment

label it this wrote 1 month ago: Despite an early start on Tuesday and a full day of lectures, I didn’t sleep well and, when the morn … more →

Tags: Education, Travel, Life Philosophy, Music, dancing, Photography, Nature, Photography (2), qualia, TOWARD A SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, Susan Blackmore

Rom Houben coma update.1 comment

teammccallum wrote 2 years ago: Last year TeamMcCallum reported on Rom Houben, a man who had been trapped for 23 years in a ‘c … more →

Tags: rom Houben, coma

Facilitated Communication Case Fails to Deliver1 comment

Scepticon wrote 2 years ago: The indefatigable Dr. Novella has been keeping track of the Facilitated Communication case of Rom Ho … more →

Tags: Warped Science, Questionable Techniques, Science, Psychological, Hoaxes, Skepticism, SciBlogs, Facilitated communication, Health And Medicine

Coma - who can we trust?

teammccallum wrote 2 years ago: The New England Journal of Medicine has just published a report to the effect that out of 54 patient … more →

Tags: brain, rom Houben, Fina Houben, coma, Geraint Rees, Adrian Owen

More Pseudoscience from the Science Media1 comment

Dwight Furrow wrote 2 years ago: The recently-reported case of Mr. Houben is another example of the science media running amok. Hoube … more →

Tags: Science, Dwight Furrow's Posts, media distortions of science, Mr. Houben

"Coma" patient screamed for help - unheard - for 23 years2 comments

eideard wrote 2 years ago: After 3 years of therapy, Rom Houben communicates via touchscreen – with 1 finger Daylife/AP P … more →

Tags: Science, technology, health, Brain Scan, vegetative, awake, coma, rom Houben

"I was only my consciousness and nothing else".

Jerry wrote 2 years ago: from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/23/man-trapped-coma-23-years Trapped in his own body f … more →

Tags: Mainstream media, Science, rom Houben, coma, Neuroscience

Rom Houben, 23 years in a 'coma'5 comments

teammccallum wrote 2 years ago: 23 years trapped inside what others think is a coma while your brain is working close to normal, but … more →

Tags: health, Success!, brain, rom Houben, Fina Houben, coma, Adrian Owen

Consciousness. Know it when you see it?

alexsdavies wrote 2 years ago: Because doctors are shunning the latest diagnostic techniques available, and going instead with thei … more →

Tags: Viewpoint, Philosophy, Mind, brain, Consciousness, Medicine, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, Caroline Schnakers


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