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Consciousness could last hours after ‘death’ (www.thetimes.com)

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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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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sure, bring them back after they realize heaven and hell are bullshit.

Electrical activity in dead brains is just chemical potentials that take a while to break down. No one, ever, has actually come back from actual death.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 6 points 16 hours ago

As long as you keep moving the bar of actual death. Heart stop, 'brain death' people have come back from, rotting in the grave, not so much.

[–] Damarus@feddit.org 6 points 20 hours ago

This isn't really about coming back but about how long it takes to completely go