| RefNo | EC/2024/53 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Owen, Adrian M: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2024 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Adrian Owen as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Owen is the international authority on disorders of consciousness. Using brain imaging, he discovered that some patients who appear to be in a vegetative state can understand what they hear and, most importantly, can also think as instructed, allowing them to communicate with the outside world. He also discovered that some patients can spontaneously understand a story’s narrative as shown through films and that the ability to do this is a good predictor of whether they will recover from the vegetative state. These ground-breaking studies are central to our scientific understanding of consciousness in humans. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |