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To: mewzilla

" Studies of people whose cerebral cortices are damaged in the way Schiavo's is show that their eyes will respond to stimuli such as movement or a human face, but there is no way for them to be conscious of what they are seeing. "

What about the video showing her purposefully following the balloon moving from side to side, moving not just her eyes but her whole head?? It seems like a conscious act to me.


31 posted on 03/23/2005 2:30:45 PM PST by floridavoter2
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To: floridavoter2

"What about the video showing her purposefully following the balloon moving from side to side, moving not just her eyes but her whole head?? It seems like a conscious act to me."

Good point! And the video of her moving her head to get away from what I assume was a cotton swab with something nasty-tasting on it. She was aware of discomfort and trying to get away from it. That is also a conscious act!


56 posted on 03/23/2005 2:37:07 PM PST by Serenissima Venezia (An engineer turning teacher (unless I come back to my senses!))
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