Saving the Lost

What is the genre of Saving the Lost

• Fiction (Fake)

• Informational (Gives information)

• Science Fiction (like Star Wars)

• Mystery

What is a vegetative state?

• Out of a coma, but unaware of who or where you are

• In a coma for several days

• Out of a coma, but only able to say a few words

• In a coma, but coming to once in a while

Which sentences from the text BEST shows Adrian Owen's motivation for researching "neuroimaging"?

• Different parts of the brain process different kinds of thoughts

• Owen's concern was that neuroimaging was breaking no new ground

• In 1997, Owen and his team began testing a patient who was in a vegetative state.

• Owen continued his research, and in 2006 he made another breakthrough

What did Adrian Owen discover?

• Neuroimagery

• new information about vegetative states

• Chemotherapy

• new information about anesthesia

What was already known through neuroimaging before Adrian Owen came along?

• The brain does not function if a person is in a coma.

• Different parts of the brain process different kinds of thoughts.

According to the text, what motivated Adrian Owen to study neuroimaging?

• He wanted to make more money.

• He wanted to find more uses for it.

What happened when the vegetative patient was shown familiar faces?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

"Strange as it sounds, scientists know the part of the brain that shows activity in healthy people when they imagine playing . . ."

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

How do you know the woman in the vegetative state recovered?

• She wrote a book.

• She sang a song.

• She wrote Adrian Owen a thank you letter.

• She competed in the Olympics.

What do Adrian Ownen's critics think about his second breakthrough?

• They now admit he knew what he was talking about all along.

• They think he is a fake and a fraud.

• They think the patient was faking being in a coma.

• They think the patient had an involuntary response to his last words.