Aware II results

Hi,

The AWARE II results are here. No visual hits but it seems that they a production of the brain:

Quote:

Results: Of 567 IHCA, 53(9.3%) survived, 28(52.8%) completed interviews, 11 (39.3%) reported memories/perceptions suggestive of consciousness. Auditory awareness was described by 2/28(7.1%), visual awareness by 1/28(3.5%). Four categories of experiences emerged: 1) emergence from coma during CPR 2/28 (7.1%), or 2) in the post-resuscitation period 2/28 (7.1%), 3) dream-like experiences 3/28 (10.7%), 4) recalled experience of death 6/28 (21.4%). In the cross-sectional arm, 126 community CA survivors’ experiences reinforced these categories and identified another: delusions (misattribution of medical events). Pilot testing for explicit recall and implicit learning during CPR occurred in 64%. As regards explicit recall, nobody identified/recalled the correct visual image, 1/28(3.5%) identified/recalled the correct auditory stimulus. Despite marked cerebral ischemia (Mean rSO2=43%) and predominately absent cortical activity (suppressed EEG), near-normal EEG (delta, theta, alpha) consistent with consciousness emerged up to 35-60 minutes into CPR. Conclusion: Consciousness and awareness may occur during CA. The recommencement of near-normal/normal EEG may reflect a resumption of network-level of neuronal and cognitive activity, a biomarker of reported lucidity/consciousness, and recalled experiences of death (“near-death” experiences).

Source: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/...esentation/249

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