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Acknowledgement

The study was supported by the German Research Society (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – DFG, SFB 550). We are indebted to the personnel of the participating hospitals for their help. The technical assistance of Michael Riess is also appreciated.

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  1. Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr.29, 72074, Tübingen, Germany

    B. Kotchoubey MD, PhD, U. Jetter & N. Birbaumer PhD

  2. Rehabilitation Clinics, Neresheim, Germany

    A. Semmler MD

  3. Rehabilitation Clinics, Wangen im Allgäu, Germany

    G. Mezger MD

  4. Youth Rehabilitation Centre Hagau, Gailingen, Germany

    D. Schmalohr MD

  5. Münster Clinics, Zwiefalten, Germany

    M. Schneck MD

  6. Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany

    S. Lang MD

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Kotchoubey, B., Jetter, U., Lang, S. et al. Evidence of cortical learning in vegetative state. J Neurol 253, 1374–1376 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0221-0

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