NDE. near death experience
The publication
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But a stunning new finding published Wednesday in the journal Nature turns that conventional wisdom around.
In a paper that reads a bit like an adaptation of Mary Shelley, researchers at Yale University describe how they were able to partially revive disembodied pigs’ brains several hours after the pigs’ death.
First, the researchers took 32 brains from pigs slaughtered for food and waited four hours. Then they hooked them up for six hours to a system called BrainEx, which pumped those brains full of oxygen, nutrients, and protective chemicals.
At the end of the 10 hours, the scientists found that the tissue of the pig brains was largely intact, compared to controls. Individual brain cells were up and running, performing their basic duties of taking up oxygen and producing carbon dioxide.
Commentary :. Many people who “die” have a common experience of seeing light, going through a tunnel etc. Medical science had maintained that this universal common experience is due to dying nerve cells. It was thought it happens immediately after the breathing stops and heart stops beating. In fact after a code many patients when brought back have anoxic encephalopathy
The current study from nature – shows that the brain remains viable for hours after being slaughtered. Is there consciousness in the brain? Or life still there. The paper said no. However, since we do not know much about consciousness – all we can say is the brain could not communicate to other organs. Possibly, the consciousness was still there unable to communicate though
In some Indian history there is a story where a kshatriya ( warrier clan ) was decapitated in a battle but the rest of the body kept fighting.
So what does this have to do with spirituality? Well two things
1. If the consciousness still there in the brain after the rest of the body was non functional, isn’t that hell?
2. Anyone still love non veg?
Bhavin