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Another COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients Come Off Ventilator But Linger In A Coma

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Another COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients Come Off Ventilator But Linger In A Coma

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August 24, 2020 • Doctors are researching why some patients remain unconscious for days or weeks, even after sedating drugs are withdrawn. They also worry that these patients aren't being given time to recover.

After Paul Allen Co-Founded Microsoft, He Changed Brain Science Forever

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After Paul Allen Co-Founded Microsoft, He Changed Brain Science Forever

October 16, 2018 • In 2003, Paul Allen created an institute to figure out how the human brain works. That institute has already made contributions that may turn out to be part of his greatest legacy.

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You Are Not Just Your Brain

November 13, 2015 • Consciousness science isn't — and can't be — just neuroscience, says philosopher Alva Noë, who applauds the interdisciplinary approach of a new Oxford journal titled Neuroscience of Consciousness.