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Electrical activity observed in the dying brain

12.18.2023 - By ABC listenPlay

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Researchers observed the cardiac and neural signals from a small number of ICU patients at the point when ventilatory support was withdrawn. The EEC and EKG monitors recorded the quite new phenomena of electrical activity in a particular area of the brain. It leads to greater speculation about what happens to the brain as we die, and the need for more investigation.

First broadcast in June 2023.

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