Preserved aspects of consciousness in disorders of consciousness: A Review and Conceptual Analysis

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 87-120

  Hohwy, Jakob ^a   Fox, Emma ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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