"Saving the Lost" (Close Reader

What is the main question the article asks us?

• How different are peoples' brains?

• How can we understand a person who cannot respond?

• How can we study the brain to find out how alike we are?

What does it mean to be in a vegetative state?

• to come out of a coma and appear to be awake and have normal sleep patterns

• to be in a position where you've been so badly injured that all your stomach can tolerate is vegetables

• to be in a condition that means you can move but not walk or talk to others.

what is neuroimaging?

• producing pictures of neurons inside of a living thing

• taking photographs of brains with a common camera

• producing images of brain activity without surgery

What is rehabilitation?

• working hard to restore function and ability of something

• being, simply, kept alive

• monitoring the brain for signs of activity

What did the Tennis Theory show us in this article?

• It showed us that healthy and vegetative brains show similar reactions to the same stimulus.

• It showed us that healthy and vegetative brains show very different reactions to the same stimulus.

When Owen saw the vegetative brains and healthy brains showed similar response he believed:

• the vegetative patients were actually conscious.

• the healthy brains were lower functioning than normal.

• the vegetative patients were not conscious.

The big breakthrough that came from patient 23 showed:

• the patient was able to fully speak in sentences

• the patient was able to say 'yes' and 'no' by changing his brain activity

• the patient wasn't able to show any sort of brain activity

What is a technician?

• a person who has no idea what they're doing

• a person who is highly skilled in their field/job

• a person who only fixes mechanical objects.

What were the responses to Owen's work?

• They were all negative

• They were all positive

• There were some positive and negative responses

According to Owen, how many people, in vegetative states, could be able to communicate?

• 1/10

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/5