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What is an induced coma?

An induced coma gives the brain the rest necessary to recover. Medically induced coma requires an extreme type of general anesthesia that essentially deactivates the brain; this prevents the patients from being revived…

Tapping into the unconscious brain

Neuroscientists have developed an unconventional method of communicating with vegetative patients. 

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