The state, in a normally conscious being, of not being conscious

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There is something coming to Wonderland (Whitechapel Road), adjoining St. Mary's Station) ... on Saturday, July 18th, 1896 ... : The world renowned Man in a Trance asleep for 8 days & 7 nights. Mistaken for dead (Alfred Wootten, from the Royal Aquarium) unconscious the whole time ... / Wonderland.

Erasing death : the science that is rewriting the boundaries between life and death / Dr. Sam Parnia ; with Josh Young.

States of unconsciousness : irresistible impulses, epilepsy, treadaway.

Care of the unconscious / Eric Edmondson.

The Mind and its place in nature / by C.D. Broad.

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Unconsciousness

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Erasing death : the science that is rewriting the boundaries between life and death / Dr. Sam Parnia ; with Josh Young.

States of unconsciousness : irresistible impulses, epilepsy, treadaway.

Care of the unconscious / Eric Edmondson.

First aid hints.

The Mind and its place in nature / by C.D. Broad.