The researchers concluded that the case "challenges the existing practice of early treatment discontinuation" for minimally conscious patients who show some "interactive behaviors".
Examples here might include new travel options emphasizing socially conscious work or shopping experiences that are more entertaining and interactive.
As more and more classrooms use technologies such as SMART Boards, virtual field trips, online interactives, and other high tech tools, we must make a conscious effort to remember the value of hands-on, outdoor, and face-to-face activities.
Indeed, this interactive activation mechanism bears resemblance to the type of global reverberation that causes complete conscious access in workspace models of consciousness (e.g., Dehaene et al., 2003).
"Everything is getting a digital layer, and as that happens, we become conscious of it and expect the same digital layer everywhere," says Mark Curtis, chief client officer at Fjord, part of Accenture Interactive.
Most notable is their interactive website which offers ordering online, store locators and even offer a thorough nutritional chart for their health conscious consumers (very brave).
-- interactive technology.
