What evidence suggests that some people in a vegetative state may be conscious?

What will be an ideal response?

People in a vegetative state were asked to imagine playing tennis, and at other times to imagine the layout of their house. For some people, the result was brain activity similar to that of intact people who were imagining the same activities.

Psychology

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A "splitter" is someone who argues:

a. The idea that each ability is independent from the others b. One of the intellects becomes more dominant than the others c. For a core intelligence for all abilities d. That IQ scores cannot be changed with experience

Psychology

People remembered and later reported the time when they decided to flex their wrist. Researchers recorded the times of the movement, the reported decision, and when activity began to increase in the premotor cortex. Which, if any, happened FIRST?

a. The decision b. The movement c. The brain activity d. All three at once

Psychology