The worst consequence of misdiagnosing locked-in patients as vegetative is not that they might be unplugged and killed, but that they are left alive in a state of complete solitude, boredom, and torture, conscious but unable to communicate or interact.

normativepending

Speaker

Bernardo Kastrup

Evidence Quote

Can you imagine the the solitude, the boredom, the un the torture... To be left for dead and not die.

Source

The Research That Rethinks Neuroscience & Biology | Dr. Bernardo KastrupEssentia Foundation
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:04:40 AM

My Notes

Loading notes...