This demonstration highlights the limitations of traditional clinical observation and proves that music can reveal hidden cognitive life in seemingly unresponsive patients. It serves as a poignant reminder that a silent body does not always signify an absent mind.
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Her brainwaves showed no response, yet she reacted to a random piece of musicAdded:
Still no activity. Hey.
>> Hey. I didn't hear you leave. Scout are just having a little jam sesh.
>> Hey, Link, stop.
>> Why? He loves this.
>> Just stop.
Okay, start again.
We know different parts of the brain process different things, right? Math problems, emotions, spatial relationships, and as we've seen with Skylar, music. Skyler, hi.
>> This is Dr. Shepard. I am going to play you some music.
>> Great. Okay. Now, I would like you to imagine your bedroom at home. Imagine yourself walking through it.
>> We know that she can hear you. That doesn't put her any closer to waking up.
>> I'm going to ask you some questions. The answer is yes.
>> I want you to think about music.
>> If the answer is no, I want you to think about your bedroom now. Is your name Michelle?
Is your name Skyler?
Wow, that's incredible.
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