Tag: Minimally conscious state

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Michael Egnor
Date
April 24, 2025

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Adrian Owen, Dualism, Minimally conscious state, Persistent vegetative state (PVS)}

Are People in a Persistent Vegetative State Mindless? Maybe Not

_{They often can and do think. Research in the area helps us understand the relationship between the mind and the brain better} _{Michael Egnor
April 24, 2025

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

While none of this research is decisive, the materialist paradigm is challenged by awareness in PVS. The dualist perspective better fits the evidence.