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If you take this approach to its logical conclusion, it becomes revolutionary. Essentially, this is an argument for rigorous history; rigorous history depends on rigorous real-time reporting; rigorous real-time reporting hurts the near-term narrative on which much of what we call progress depends. Good luck getting that off the ground. It's not that I wouldn't like to see what the world would look like if curious, courageous, patient honesty were the cultural norm - only that it's very hard to see that world from where we are.

"Don't worry, scrote. There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick-ass lives. My first wife was 'tarded. She's a pilot now."

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Persons with severe brain injury who are behaviorally unresponsive to commands show brain activation on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) or electroencephalography (EEG) when presented with cognitive tasks, such as motor imagery commands. The failure to identify such cognitive-motor dissociation in patients with disorders of consciousness could affect decisions regarding the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, goals of care, and clinical management.

Higher optimism associated with lower incidence of dementia.