Consciousness regained

Emerging therapies are starting to offer hope for patients trapped between coma and wakefulness. While medical progress has undoubtedly helped to save lives, it has also created mysterious states of limbo. This is often referred to as "disorders of consciousness", and in this exciting piece from Aeon magazine, FNRS post-doctoral researcher Aurore Thibaut explores how new treatment developments are helping to put an end to years of deep therapeutic pessimism.