Dead or alive ? Its all in the eyes

Artists have known this for centuries. The key to any good portrait is getting the eyes right. Its funny that they're just now studying this. I thought the same, I totally agree. and I am surprised to know that the scientists were until now unaware of it.

I wonder if this study would be beneficial for victims where they are unable to communicate for themselves, such as being in a coma or considered clinically dead due to lack of brain waves? A while back there was an article about some guy who was thought to be in a coma for like ten years but was actually paralyzed and awake the entire time. Didn't the specialist who caught on to him not being in a coma say the eyes were what gave it away?

Artists have known this for centuries. The key to any good portrait is getting the eyes right. Its funny that they're just now studying this. As a child, I was very enthusiastic about drawing and I remember always starting with the eyes, for people, animals and monsters/creatures. For me, the eyes would determine what the rest of the character looked like, or was doing. I don't think I ever achieved a significant level of accomplishment as a well rounded artist, but I became so good at drawing eyes that people loved my drawings. The eyes distracted them from the weak points of my drawing abili... [More]

It's true. I've seen someone close to me die, and I know they died when the light left their eyes..

Yes, it was known but not peer reviewed and published. The way of art versus the way of science. The trick is to get enough objective data and just not anecdotal or subjective information.

I am a certified Iridologist and I can state categoricaly that we can detect illnesses for many years by examining the eye Why don't the governments spent some money on alternative medicines and cures instead of stating the obvious

I am a certified Iridologist and I can state categoricaly that we can detect illnesses for many years by examining the eye Why don't the governments spent some money on alternative medicines and cures instead of stating the obvious All prospective government employees should undergo an eye test to make sure they are not brain dead.

Artists have known this for centuries. The key to any good portrait is getting the eyes right. Its funny that they're just now studying this. That's scientists for you. It's all bull and psuedoscience until they decide it's not.

A while back there was an article about some guy who was thought to be in a coma for like ten years but was actually paralyzed and awake the entire time. Didn't the specialist who caught on to him not being in a coma say the eyes were what gave it away? That's quite possible. I don't think I read about this before. I'll do a little search to see if I can locate the story.

That's quite possible. I don't think I read about this before. I'll do a little search to see if I can locate the story. Found it, it was 23 years. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=169478 And I had it backwards. The Glascow coma scale they used for 23 years drew its result from eye, verbal and motor response. They found that he wasn't in a coma with brain scans.