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The news was presented at the AAAS meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Anna Fowler presented a synthesis of dozens of studies on near-death experiences and neuroelectrical activity around cardiac arrest. - https://particle.news/story/aaas-presentation-argues-consciousness-may-persist-minutes-to-hours-after-clinical-death

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[–] flemtone@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Considering low oxygen to the brain after 6 minutes results in brain damage occuring, would you really want to be brought back a vegetable?

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I was born dead for several minutes; sometimes i wonder if could be smarter i given more favorable ircumstances

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah, that would be a high priority item that I'm sure was part of the talk.