Beaten and left to die, his right brain smashed, one half of the brain severely damaged, the doctors said that if the man survived, he would be nothing more than a vegetable. For six years, he couldn't eat or speak, and only occasionally showed signs of conciousness, and tried to communicate by moving his eyes or a thumb. Doctors called his state "minimally conciousness".
Now he can eat, swallow and speak, thanks to electrodes planted in his brain.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_he_me/brain_damage
Electrodes in brain help "minimally concious people"
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