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Into the Gray Zone
Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death | Adrian Owen
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In this startling and thought-provoking book, which will remind readers of works by Oliver Sacks and Atul Gawande, a world-renowned neuroscientist reveals his controversial, groundbreaking work with patients whose brains were previously (…more)
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🩶🩶 10mo
Eggs Excellent grouping 🤗🩶👏🏻 10mo
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I'm posting one book per day from the ever growing unread stacks in my personal library. No description or explanation, just books I own and plan to read. #tbr

Day 11

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What if you were in an accident, taken to the hospital, and the doctors determined you were in a vegetative state, but you were completely aware yet unable to communicate? No, this is not a horror novel, but an extremely interesting look at scientific research in communicating with those individuals. Using brain scans and various prompts to activate certain regions, is basic yes/no communication a possibility? Fascinating stuff.

Simona Sounds very nightmarish 😱 7y
TieDyeDude @Simona The majority of the book is very hopeful, but the scenarios are terrifying if you think about them too much. 7y
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#TBRtemptation post 1! This neuroscientist did research on brains considers vegetative or non-responsive, and found them, in cases upwards of 20%--to be vibrantly alive. The "gray zone" is considered that area between full consciousness and death--where those who have suffered strokes or degenerative diseases often reside. Owen led the 2006 investigative team that made huge medical history working on this subject. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

ptkpepe98 Gee, thanks. I just broke my resolution for 2018. And started my list for the First AtoZ 2019 Challenge!😊 7y
MariettaSG Great recommendations, thanks. 7y
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This book chronicles the quest of the neuroscientist author and his team to understand whether --and how-- consciousness is present in the "gray zone" of coma or vegetative states. Owen traces his own decades-long career as a researcher, and how his life experiences have impacted his scientific process. An interesting and thought-provoking book (though I must admit I found the audiobook narrator a bit grating.) ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nuwanda Oooh, definitely have to try this one! 8y
CouronneDhiver Sounds fascinating! 8y
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Current audiobook is an exploration of consciousness, including developments in mapping awareness in comatose and vegetative patients.

catiewithac This is on my TBR list! 8y
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