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Fri 02 Feb 2010Scientists communicate with man deemed to be in vegetative state
DOCTORS HAVE managed to “communicate” with a man diagnosed as being in a permanent vegetative state for the past five years.
The man was able to answer a series of personal Yes or No questions by thought alone, despite being in a vegetative state after a severe brain injury.
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