Title

The Quest for Consciousness

Authors

Adrian Owen, The University of Western Ontario

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-12-2011

Abstract

Description from YouTube: "Imagine if you were completely conscious but couldn't move or speak? Neuroscientist Adrian Owen has been using brain-imaging techniques to detect consciousness in patients who are presumed to be vegetative, sometimes for many years. By giving simple commands and then measuring brain activity, Owen has learned some patients are completely aware despite being entirely unable to communicate or move their limbs."

Notes

A presentation at TEDxUWO held in London, ON on March 12, 2011

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