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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by wahern on Saturday October 22, 2022 @08:57PM (#33303567)
There have been people with persistent itches that scratch, sometimes subconsciously, in their sleep, etc, until they hit bone or an internal organ, or both, like their brain: https://www.npr.org/2008/06/24/91852486/the-mystery-and-powe... The itch-scratch reflex is mighty powerful.
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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by taneq on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:44PM (#33304402)
Yeah, nope, I read that years ago and it’s still one of the more horrifying things I’ve read.
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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by bigDinosaur on Saturday October 22, 2022 @11:52PM (#33304435)
I suddenly became itchier than I can recall in recent memory. Thanks.
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Re:Some People Who Appear to Be in a Coma May Be Conscious by jamiek88 on Sunday October 23, 2022 @12:13AM (#33304523)
Yes indeed that was what I was thinking about, that type of case. Literally itch through your skull in the right circumstances and it sure isn't will power.
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