Comment on "Preserved feedforward but impaired top-down processes in the vegetative state"

Science. 2011 Dec 2;334(6060):1203; author reply 1203. doi: 10.1126/science.1210240.

Abstract

Boly et al. (Reports, 13 May 2011, p. 858) investigated cortical connectivity patterns in patients suffering from a disorder of consciousness, using electroencephalography in an auditory oddball paradigm. We point to several inconsistencies in their data, including a failure to replicate the classical mismatch negativity. Data quality, source reconstruction, and statistics would need to be improved to support their conclusions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Consciousness*
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory*
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parietal Lobe / physiopathology*
  • Persistent Vegetative State / physiopathology*
  • Temporal Lobe / physiopathology*