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Trials like this, where someone's life may literally be on the line, ... In two separate trials, the trial court found such claims of potential improvement to be without merit. Terri's body continues to function without her cerebral cortex. She is sustained by a feeding tube surgically inserted into her stomach.
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In short, the cerebral cortex is the outer and largest part of the brain, that covers its smaller parts and is usually easily visible on brain illustrations. It contains gray matter (neurons) responsible for the "higher" functions... ... Life without a Cerebral Cortex...
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www.ask.com/questions-about/Cerebral-Cortex
www.ask.com/questions-about/Cerebral-Cortex
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Contrary to what many doctors apparently assume, there is overwhelming evidence (cf. here and here) that hydranencephalic children, who lack a cerebral cortex, are creature conscious in a robust sense. ... Without them we cannot have a coherent self and body, a unified being, and they don´t belong to the higher parts of...
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philosophyofbrains.com/2007/05/21/phenomenal-consciousn...
philosophyofbrains.com/2007/05/21/phenomenal-consciousness-without-cerebral-cortex.aspx
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I got an interesting letter from the grandmother of a child with hydranencephaly (reproduced by permission): Mr. Piccinini, Your response to Dr. Merker's paper, Consciousness without a Cerebral; Cortex: A Challenge for Neuroscience and Medicine, ... however, I am able to journal the life of an amazing 4 year old,
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philosophyofbrains.com/2007/03/08/consciousness-in-anen...
philosophyofbrains.com/2007/03/08/consciousness-in-anencephalic-children.aspx
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We investigated a prosopagnosic with lesions in right occipital and left fusiform cortex but whose right fusiform gyrus is intact and still activated during face-processing tasks. ... Life Sciences & Medicine ... Cerebral Cortex Advance Access...
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cercor.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/bhp254
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Cerebral Cortex, Vol. 10, No. 10, 939-945, October 2000; © 2000 Oxford University Press; ... Life without Thyroxine to 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine Conversion: Studies in Mice Devoid of the 5'-Deiodinases; Endocrinology, June 1, 2009; 150(6): 2957 - 2963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF];
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Consciousness without a cerebral cortex: A challenge for neuroscience and medicine; Bjorn Merker; Gamla Kyrkv. 44; SE-14171 Segeltorp; Sweden; E-mail: gyr694c@tninet.se; Acknowledgements: My gratitude goes first to all the ... To them and their children I owe not only this article, but a precious enrichment of my life.
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www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Merker-03062006/Referees/Me...
www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Merker-03062006/Referees/Merker-03062006_preprint.pdf
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Use cerebral cortex in a Sentence ... See web results for cerebral cortex ... Life without a cere...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/cerebral+cortex
dictionary.reference.com/browse/cerebral+cortex
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The lateral olfactory tract connects directly to the uncus of the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex without passing through the thalamus. Fibers from the pyriform cortex project to the entorhinal cortex (Brodmann area 28), ... There is some evidence that storage of memories of life-events occurs in the temporal lobe.
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www.benbest.com/science/anatmind/anatmd6.html
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