If a person is in a(n) __________, electrical activity in the brain may show normal sleep-wake cycles, and the brainstem may allow them to breathe on their own, but they are unable to respond to the external world, for example by following a simple command.

A. coma
B. vegetative state
C. minimally conscious state
D. unconscious mind state


Answer: B

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