New Tool To Measure Consciousness 151
bmahersciwriter writes "The line between consciousness and non-consciousness is thin, hard to define and, as the Terri Schiavo case taught us, often rife with ethical quandaries. A research team is developing a tool that will be able to quantify just how conscious a person is, which could prove to be quite useful for research and clinical practices. From the article: 'The metric relies on the idea that consciousness involves widespread communication between different areas of the brain, with each region performing specialized functions. Loss of consciousness during sleep or anaesthesia, or from brain injury, may be caused by the disengagement of brain regions from one another.'"
Low End Calibration Subject (Score:5, Funny)
congress
Re:Glasgowmeter (Score:4, Funny)
I was expecting "Glasgow zero, Newcastle two and they've got the ball".
Re:Maybe they could use this as a test (Score:0, Funny)
Why? They will just fail it. You would spend most of your time wiping the drool from their mouths while they stare at BO's picture. Liberal are vial creatures.
What the fuck is a "vial creature"? Like, a creature grown in a vial? You retard, the word you are trying to use is "vile". It seems like most of the beings who comment on Slashdot articles (like you) are vile creatures too.