Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology Neuroscience: The Mind Reader 06-13-2012 • Nature.com A change in blood flow to certain parts of the man's injured brain convinced Owen that patient 23 was conscious and able to communicate. It was the first time that anyone had exchanged information with someone in a vegetative state. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: