A Badly Burned Firefighter Has Been in an Induced Coma

Multiple Choice

A badly burned firefighter has been in an induced coma for 3 weeks. When he awakens, he thanks his son for singing Happy Birthday to him a week earlier. Which part of the brain is responsible for allowing him to hear and comprehend while comatose?

A) Thalamus
B) Hypothalamus
C) Corpus callosum
D) Basal ganglia