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To me, this is equally intiguing and terrifying. Intriguing, as it is showing even more of the mysteries of the human brain, and terrifying that the poor souls shut in their bodies could be aware of their surroundings, and no doubt bored beyond belief. How can your sanity survive such things?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304057.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304057.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304065.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304065.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304070.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304070.page GMT
There is a substantial possibility that a patient could respond not on purpose, but by default. You ask them a question they know the answer to, and their brain 'answers it for them', automatically. In essence, it could be argued that it is not really the person responding, but the natural functions that can be expected from a living brain.

It would suck to be in a vegetative state, and I am by no means in favor of 'torturing' individuals that are aware of their circumstances.

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We (well, Boffins) are already underway with mapping the brain and how it controls the body. Last I heard, they had a simple 'Pong' like game which is controlled purely through thought. They recorded the impulses from a Chimps Brain as it manually guided the Joystick. This done, they then disconnected the Joystick (but still left it there for the Chimp) and swapped controls purely to the Brain Waves. It worked.

Thus, could someone in a Vegatitive State be given similar control to an Exo-Skeleton? I suppose it depends exactly how the Brain has been damaged, but surely it's a possibility. Freaky stuff!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304158.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304158.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304182.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304182.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304495.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304495.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304512.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/277294/1304512.page GMT