More recent various journal articles which may be of interest: Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroethics, and the minimally conscious state.  Arch Neurol 2009; 66(6): 697-702.   Case study of one patient who had bilateral thalamic electrodes, outlining the challenges and ethical

I like features in the journals that keep you up to date with other literature, like the old annotated bibliography that AJNR used to have.  In that spirit, I will throw out some current literature that you might not have