A Quarter of Comatose Patients May Be Aware But Unable to Communicate

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“Covertly” means that the patients were not able to respond directly but brain activity showed that they understood what was asked of them. Source
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Does a New Scientific Study Offer Evidence of Life after Death?

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Maybe there is no evolutionary explanation. There is certainly no discernible natural-selection benefit. Source
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