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    NorwoodIsMyHero: Do you see what socialized healthcare gets you? Troll bait anyone? more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: He wasn't in a coma. He was just extremely sleepy.. more »
    dr.: @POOP cooper you make a blanket statement. Doctors do know how to use technology, there are myriad reasons for people to get testing or not. For ex... more »
    MacWilson: Ok I just read a little about this FC thing. It would not be difficult to ascertain if this was valid or not so I don't know what is going on and i'm... more »
    qballdz: Bring out yer dead. I'm not dead yet. more »
    isepic: This whole thing was faked. [bit.ly] more »
    KGthasme: Our good brothers over at reddit have found evidence that this is all fake. [www.reddit.com] more »
    Poop Cooper: Is it difficult for most modern hospitals to use modern scanning techniques these days? Twenty-three years ago, maybe it was different, but I've never... more »
    20GB: Well, it looks like I've got a new greatest fear, now. more »
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: "I shall never forget the day when they discovered what was truly wrong with me - it was my second birth." Wow. more »
    AqueousBeef: There was a House episode about this! more »
    Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I read this earlier, how terrifying. I'm glad somebody was able to get through to him, I only wonder if he sometimes misses some of the nurse's stories. more »
    blash: How has he not gone insane after 23 years? It's better than no interaction at all (i.e. solitary confinement), but 23 years of quasi-solitary confinem... more »
    Gary_7vn: I wonder if this poor guy could benefit from any of the new neural interfaces they have out there? Even the ability to move a cursor with his thoughts... more »
    ZachMatthews: I just made my wife promise to at least turn me toward a TV if I am ever in a 'persistent vegetative state.' He's also lucky: (1) that they finally f... more »
    phunnyballs: what would be bad is if they used needles did dentist work, or like did minor surgery w/o pain killers because they thought you were unconscious more »
    shalegac: The pictures of him bother me. His eyes are never open in any of the ones I saw and I don't have any idea how he would be able to type if only a finge... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I imagine a Gizmodian's first impulse upon reading a headline like this is to make some kind of cartoon coma comment for a joke....but after reading t... more »
    Calzo: What a great attitude to have after 23 years of bullshit. Waking up: sometimes it's worth it. more »
  • #neuroscience

    Brain Scan Finds Man Was Not in a Coma—23 Years Later

    Rom Houben has been trapped in a series of worst nightmares, including trying for 23 years to alert those around him that he was not in a coma. A new report suggests he's not alone in his experience. More »
  • #science

    Playing Tetris Will Get You A More Efficient Brain

    According to new research by neuroscientist Richard Haier, Tetris makes your brain more efficient, as it helps develop some parts of it. In fact, according to Haier, any "challenging visuospatial task" will affect it. More »
  • #brainsurgery

    Brain Surgeons Give Mute Man Second Chance to Speak

    Brain surgeons at Boston University have enabled a mute man to speak again by implanting an electrode into his brain. The electrode senses when he's thinking about vowels and reproduces them using a speech synthesizer. More »
  • #marketing

    Companies Scan Japanese Brains To Better Target Ads