Unresponsive, but Aware: The Non-Behavioral Minimally Conscious State
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Johan Stender1, Ron Kupers1, Maurice Ptito1,2* and Albert Gjedde1 1Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 2Chaire de recherche Harland Sanders, Ecole d Optometrie, Universite de Montreal, Qc, Canada *Corresponding author: Maurice Ptito, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Tel: 514-398-6502; E-mail: [email protected]
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