It is surely important that the differences between coma, deep sleep, being under anesthesia, on the one hand, … - Patricia Churchland

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You can get people the qualifications; But you can't teach them the qualities they're going to need. You can't teach integrity, a drive for excellence, refusal to quit under pressure. It's too late to build that into people you're going to hire.

Patricia Churchland

It is surely important that the differences between coma, deep sleep, being under anesthesia, on the one hand, and being alert on the other, all involve changes in the brain.

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