Victor Abella Garcia

Does any aspect of mind survive brain damage that typically leads to a persistent vegetative state? Ethical considerations.

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine December 17, 2007 Jaak Panksepp, Thomas Fuchs, Victor Abella Garcia et al.

Recent neuroscientific evidence brings into question the conclusion that all aspects of consciousness are gone in patients who have descended into a persistent vegetative state (PVS). Here we summarize the evidence from human brain imaging as well as neurological damage in animals and humans suggesting that some form of consciousness can survive brain damage that commonly causes PVS. We also...