fMRI studies of locked-in patients challenge the 'can't detect consciousness' claim
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-11-02
Replying to a claim that we have no agreed behavioral test for AI consciousness, yeastsplainer cites Monti et al. 2010 (NEJM): locked-in and vegetative patients were identified as conscious by imagining specific mental images while researchers observed fMRI activity—showing consciousness can sometimes be detected from the outside.
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