Tag: locked in-syndrome
Communicating with the Locked In (update)
Researchers have made an incremental advance in using imaging and computers to communicate with patients who are completely locked-in. Let's review the state of this technology.
Communicating with the Locked-In
Facilitated communication is exploitation supported by false hope and good intentions. Brain-machine interfaces are progressing with agonizing slowness, but offer true potential in actually permitting paralyzed people to communicate and even regain movement.
Man in Coma 23 Years – Is He Really Conscious?
Belgian citizen Rob Houben has been noncommunicative for 23 years. Has he suddenly gained the ability to communicate?