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Adrian M. Owen
Cognitive Neuroscientist · Western University
Uses brain imaging to detect signs of awareness in some patients who cannot respond behaviorally.
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Area of work
Uses brain imaging to detect signs of awareness in some patients who cannot respond behaviorally.
Methods
Functional MRI · EEG · Task-based assessment of covert awareness
Limits and debate
A positive brain response may reveal covert awareness, but negative tests cannot establish its absence in every patient.
This summarizes the researcher's work. It is not a finding that any theory of consciousness or survival has been proven.
Overview
Owen studies consciousness after severe brain injury using functional MRI, EEG, and cognitive tasks. His work has shown that some unresponsive patients can follow instructions through measurable brain activity. This concerns awareness in living patients and is not evidence of consciousness after death.
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