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Newguest Posted 13 years ago
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Patient didn't report being
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I'd like to ask you about the phrase "patient didn't report being" from the passage below.
Libet and Feinstein measured the time it took for a touch stimulus on a patient's skin to reach the brain as an electrical signal. The patient was also asked to push a button when he or she became aware of being touched. Libet and Feinstein found that the brain registered the stimulus in 0.0001 of a second after it occurred, and the patient pressed the button 0.1 of a second after the stimulus was applied. But, remarkably, the patient didn't report being consciously aware of either the stimulus or pressing the button for almost 0.5 second.
Does it mean that the patient later told them that he/she wasn't aware of the stimulus or pressing the buton or maybe Libet and Feinstein concluded this on the basis of their experiment and the patient didn't have to tell them anything?
I'd like to ask you about the phrase "patient didn't report being" from the passage below.
Libet and Feinstein measured the time it took for a touch stimulus on a patient's skin to reach the brain as an electrical signal. The patient was also asked to push a button when he or she became aware of being touched. Libet and Feinstein found that the brain registered the stimulus in 0.0001 of a second after it occurred, and the patient pressed the button 0.1 of a second after the stimulus was applied. But, remarkably, the patient didn't report being consciously aware of either the stimulus or pressing the button for almost 0.5 second.
Does it mean that the patient later told them that he/she wasn't aware of the stimulus or pressing the buton or maybe Libet and Feinstein concluded this on the basis of their experiment and the patient didn't have to tell them anything? Top answer
My interpretation: the patient actually made the comment, perhaps in response to a query by the doctor, perhaps not.
- My interpretation: the patient actually made the comment, perhaps in response to a query by the doctor, perhaps not.
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My interpretation: the patient actually made the comment, perhaps in response to a query by the doctor, perhaps not.
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