CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Persistent Vegetative State, Physician Assistant, Invisibilia

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Sam Ling

Document Summary

Aware of everything, but couldn"t speak or let anyone know. 1st strategy= disengaging his thoughts, simply exist . Not peaceful, dark place, allowing oneself to vanish. 1 day he decided he had had enough, wanted to know what time it was so he could know when it would end. Eventually able to read shadows like a clock. Knowing where he was in the day gave him a way to climb through it. As his mind felt better his body began to get better! At age 26 martin passed a test iding different objects w. his eyes. Writes a book- ghost boy-my escape from my life locked inside my own body . Martin"s wife= jonah, friend of his sister, drawn to his humor & honesty. Invisibilia= how invisible things shape our lives (npr)