Patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) will often reflexively respond to visual and auditory stimuli. Where in the brain are the centers for these reflexes located? Explain how this phenomenon relates to the unaffected parts of their brain involved in sensory input.

Patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) will often reflexively respond to visual and auditory stimuli. Where in the brain are the centers for these reflexes located? Explain how this phenomenon relates to the unaffected parts of their brain involved in sensory input.

Body Structures & Functions Updated

13th Edition

ISBN:9780357191606

Author:Scott

Publisher:Scott

Chapter8: Central Nervous System

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