Credit: Marc Jeannerod/Institut des Sciences Cognitives EEG images show an increase of information sharing across the brain, as evidenced by the yellow and orange colors, following vagus nerve stimulation.
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After 15 Years in Vegetative State, Man Responds to Nerve Stimulation
A car accident at 20 years old left a French man in a vegetative state for 15 years. But after neurosurgeons implanted a vagus nerve stimulator in his chest, the man, now 35, is showing signs of consciousness, according to a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology.
