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Up until the past two decades, there was little debate or discussion about definitions of human death. When a human being’s heart stopped beating or his breathing failed, consciousness, internal integration, and the life of individual organs, tissues, and even cells ceased — quickly, inevitably, and permanently.
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Bartlett, E.T., Youngner, S.J. (1988). Human Death and the Destruction of the Neocortex. In: Zaner, R.M. (eds) Death: Beyond Whole-Brain Criteria. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2707-0_10
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