The historical origins of the vegetative state: Received wisdom and the utility of the text
Adams Z, Fins J. The historical origins of the vegetative state: Received wisdom and the utility of the text. Journal Of The History Of The Neurosciences 2016, 26: 140-153. PMID: 27295518, DOI: 10.1080/0964704x.2016.1184074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent vegetative stateHistorical originsEarly-twentieth centuriesClassical scholarshipOriginal GreekAristotle’s treatisesAristotle’s definitionXavier BichatVegetative stateTheory of MindReception studiesMedical nosologyAristotleReceived wisdomPhrasesBichatAntiquityNineteenthGreekTreatisesCenturyEtymologyClassicsOriginScholarship