eli5 why can’t we just revive a cadaver with electricity?
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The “electricity” thing only works if the heart has stopped, but all vital organs are still alive (this means the cells of the heart are also still alive, but the neurons that make the heart pump are either not active or out of sync). Once the cells are dead, they are dead. You cannot revive a dead brain. An electrical “shock” can help to “reset” the neural activity around the heart.
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