Death is a difficult concept to define from a neurological point of view. It is not a precise moment that marks the switch from life to death, but a process that lasts several minutes and which, in some cases, can be reversible.

In a previous study, researchers from the “Dynamics of Epileptic Networks and Neuronal Excitability” team at Paris Brain Institute showed that after a long period of oxygen deprivation—called anoxia—brain activity undergoes a cascade of successive changes that can now be described precisely. Click here to read full article.