🧠 Irreversible brain injury begins within 4–6 minutes without oxygen and large-scale neuronal death occurs quickly. The electrical activity detected might be dying cells firing, not cognition. But if there is still consciousness, what kind of consciousness is it?

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/life-after-death-brain-works-for-a-while-after-the-body-dies-6hfm0t3f8 #Consciousness

Consciousness could last hours after β€˜death’

Medics have been urged to reconsider our final moments as a β€˜gradual, interruptible process’ β€” and reconsider how long they spend trying to resuscitate patients

The Sunday Times