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I died and was brought back to life. Still have memories. Did I just debunk the paper?
by alar44 5y ago
I died and was brought back to life. Still have memories.
Did I just debunk the paper?
- ahelwer 5y agoDeath for something as complex as the human body isn’t a binary state.
- aaaaaaaaaaab 5y agoDepends on the definition of death.
- dTal 5y agoDeath is irreversible by definition, so you did not die.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- kelnos 5y agoPresumably you were resuscitated before the electrical activity in your brain stopped? My understanding is that's how we define brain death, as the cessation of electrical activity in the brain.
- docere 5y agoYou have a point. Medically induced coma such as with pentobarbital can “flatline” the brain, eliminating electrical fields. After weaning the pentobarbital patients have their memories intact.
- aaaaaaaaaaab 5y agoIf all electric fields were to disappear your brain would collapse into a point...