这导致他在伤后处于“微意识状态”，也就是说，病人偶尔有意识的迹象，但处于无法沟通的状态。
He was left in a minimally conscious state, in which a patient shows occasional signs of awareness but can't communicate.
植物人和微意识状态病人有学习能力：神经哲学家讨论了一项研究的所延伸出的推论，这项研究显示已经被诊断为植物人的病人能够学习。
Vegetative and minimally conscious patients can learn. The Neurophilospher discusses the implications of a study demonstrating learning in patients who had been diagnosed as "vegetative."
植物人和微意识状态病人有学习能力：神经哲学家讨论了一项研究的所延伸出的推论，这项研究显示已经被诊断为植物人的病人能够学习。
Vegetative and minimally conscious patients can learn. The Neurophilospher discusses the implications of a study demonstrating learning in patients who had been diagnosed as "vegetative."
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