Delving into the depths of the human mind, researchers are using advanced forms of brain imaging to uncover hidden memories in comatose patients. These findings not only challenge our previous ...

It happened at a music festival in California in 2018. “I think I was probably 28,” says Daniel Toker, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles ...

Claire Wineland was in a coma for 2 weeks after surgery. — -- For two weeks Claire Wineland kept picturing herself in Alaska looking at forests, caves and wildlife. “I remember sitting there and ...

In the old days, a person was considered dead when the heart stopped. Then, in 1968, a group of Harvard professors decided that people could also be considered dead when the brain stopped. Now, three ...

Imagine waking up in a hospital room. The last thing you remember is a terrible car crash. A doctor holds your hand and asks you to squeeze it. You try as hard as you can, but nothing happens—not even ...

Priscilla Timmons remembers rushing to the bathroom to vomit. Then, her eyesight went dark. Grabbing the sink’s counter, she eased herself onto the floor. Unable to speak, the 38-year-old shakily used ...

A woman who was placed in a medically induced coma has revealed what it was like to feel "trapped" in her own body—still able to hear, feel and see her surroundings. Earlier this year, Toyosi Adeneye ...