Mind-reading researchers find locked-in patients feel 'happy'
Four "locked-in" patients unable to speak, move or blink have reported they are "happy" after a successful attempt was made to read their thoughts.
The extraordinary discovery was made during a ground-breaking experiment aimed at piercing the wall of silence that surrounds victims of completely locked-in syndrome (CLIS).
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