Consciousness-Raising: Kick-Starting the Brain's Dopamine System May Revive Some Vegetative Patients

March 12, 2010, 1:23 am by Scientific American: Mind and Brain

A drug targeting dopamine receptors might be able to "kick-start" an injured brain, enabling certain kinds of vegetative and minimally conscious patients to recover faster. [More]

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