检测植物状态下的意识

Detecting awareness in the vegetative state.

作者信息

Owen Adrian M, Coleman Martin R, Boly Melanie, Davis Matthew H, Laureys Steven, Pickard John D

机构信息

Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge CB2 2EF, UK.

出版信息

Science. 2006 Sep 8;313(5792):1402. doi: 10.1126/science.1130197.

DOI:10.1126/science.1130197

PMID:16959998

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.

摘要

我们使用功能磁共振成像来证明，一名符合植物状态诊断标准的患者仍保留有意识的觉知。当要求该患者想象打网球或在家中四处走动时，其大脑皮层激活区域与健康志愿者无异。