Scott’s brain exploded in an array of colour-activation, indicating that he was indeed responding to our request and imagining he was playing tennis. “Now imagine walking around your house, please, Scott.”Again Scott’s brain responded, demonstrating that he was there, inside, doing exactly what he was asked. I stood up and walked slowly out of the windowless control room to where I knew Anne was waiting. We had a three-dimensional reconstruction of the patient’s brain – so lifelike you felt as if you could reach out and touch it. I had only known this Scott, the physically non-responsive Scott, the Scott lying in front of me.

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2017 04:52 UTC