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Science and society: Death, unconsciousness and the brain.
- Source :
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Nature Reviews Neuroscience . Nov2005, Vol. 6 Issue 11, p899-909. 11p. 2 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The concept of death has evolved as technology has progressed. This has forced medicine and society to redefine its ancient cardiorespiratory centred diagnosis to a neurocentric diagnosis of death. The apparent consensus about the definition of death has not yet appeased all controversy. Ethical, moral and religious concerns continue to surface and include a prevailing malaise about possible expansions of the definition of death to encompass the vegetative state or about the feared bias of formulating criteria so as to facilitate organ transplantation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471003X
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19113690
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn1789