[HiTech RedNeck]

As far as getting communication out of the allegedly comatose and PVS, I've been wondering about a combination of brain monitor and Morse(or Morse-like) code, with biofeedback (sounds produced by brain monitor). If someone like Terri could be taught to modulate their brain activity well enough to tap out a message, even if they are unable to muster any coordinated voluntary motion, it could be a breakthrough.

[Ohioan from Florida]

That's a really cool idea! Do you know of any way of turning that into a reality?

[supercat]

As far as getting communication out of the allegedly comatose and PVS, I've been wondering about a combination of brain monitor and Morse(or Morse-like) code, with biofeedback (sounds produced by brain monitor). If someone like Terri could be taught to modulate their brain activity well enough to tap out a message, even if they are unable to muster any coordinated voluntary motion, it could be a breakthrough.

For patients who are capable of processing auditory and/or visual information, this seems quite feasible. Indeed, if statements about Terri's apparent understanding of her environment are accurate, I believe the technologies to do this at reasonable price are already available. A bigger problem is getting the approval of her "guardian".

[Graymatter]

There's got to be a whole lot of new techniques that weren't around in 1991.
And I bet Michael Schiavo keeps up with the news of advances in that field!