
New 'Consciousness Meter' Could Aid Brain-Injury Treatments
People with brain injuries may have varying levels of consciousness, and now researchers say they may have a way to measure a person's consciousness.
Christopher Wanjek is the author of the health books "Bad Medicine" and "Food At Work" and the novel "Hey, Einstein!" a comical nature-versus-nurture tale about raising clones of Albert Einstein in less-than-ideal settings. His column, Bad Medicine, appears regularly on LiveScience.