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This might not seem a big deal, but it is the first time science has proved what was hitherto mere speculation: that the brain, when dreaming, behaves like the brain when awake.
ECONOMIST: Reading the brain
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Patients in a vegetative state are awake, not in a coma, but have no awareness because of severe brain damage.
BBC: India court rejects Aruna Shanbaug euthanasia plea
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So you might think that doctors would welcome a new brain wave monitor, made by Aspect Medical Systems, that indicates whether a patient is awake or asleep.
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