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Besides the woo-ily worded stuff about dimensions of reality, this stands out: >“Most doctors are taught and believe that the brain dies after about five or 10
by bondarchuk 3y ago
Besides the woo-ily worded stuff about dimensions of reality, this stands out:
>“Most doctors are taught and believe that the brain dies after about five or 10 minutes of oxygen deprivation,” Parnia said. “One of the key points that comes out of this study is that that is actually not true. Although the brain flatlines after the heart stops, and that happens within seconds, it doesn't mean that it's permanently damaged and [has] died. It's just hibernating. What we were able to show is that actually, the brain can respond and restore function again, even after an hour later, which opens up a whole window of opportunity for doctors to start new treatments.”
There's a paper from 2007 called "Brain Death - Too Flawed to Endure, Too Ingrained to Abandon" that gives a more sober overview of facts and beliefs around brain death in medicine.