simple thing to do, try operant conditioning with certain EEG wave
forms as the conditioned behavior - ie increase in alpha or delta
waves. If she responds to the conditioning, then most likely there's
cognition.

larry


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:01:36 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So I was considering Dana's points that there may be reasonable doubt as to
> the extent of Ms. Schiavo's incapacitation.
> 
> If we consider the possibility that Ms. Schiavo actually IS alive in there,
> that she has the ability to think, to reason, to perceive, to make
> decisions......and yet has absolutely NO way of expressing any of these
> things.... all of a sudden her situation becomes even MORE tragice, in my
> opinion.
> 
> I can't imagine the horror of being awake, of being aware, of being
> cognizant, and yet of having no way of expressing any of it.....for 15
> years.
> 
> I'm curious what your thoughts on this are Dana. If your suspicions are
> right, and Ms. Schiavo is still alive mentally......does this make her
> situation better, or worse? Would this fact actually make the case stronger
> for ending her suffering?
> 
> 

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