NeuroscienceAugust 23, 2018
How Can We Tell If a Comatose Patient Is Conscious?
Neurologist Steven Laureys looks for signs of consciousness in unresponsive patients
Stories by Steven Laureys
Steven Laureys is a professor of neurology at the University of Liège and leads the Coma Science Group at Liège University Hospital Center. He has received numerous awards, among them the 2017 Francqui Prize, the most important Belgian science award.
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2007
Eyes Open, Brain Shut
New brain-imaging techniques are giving researchers a better understanding of patients in the vegetative state