Paper: Aware II: Prospective Observational Study on Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation — Lucid Consciousness and EEG Coherence During Cardiac Arrest

An international multicenter clinical study published in the scientific journal Resuscitation documents the persistence of highly coherent electroencephalographic markers (gamma and theta waves) associated with lucid consciousness and higher cognitive processing in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation after prolonged periods of cardiac arrest. The empirical study shows that, despite the total cessation of cerebral blood flow and the suppression of basal cortical activity, a significant percentage of survivors report hyper-lucid cognitive experiences, structured memories and verifiable sensory perception without signs of disorganized neurological damage or toxic hallucination, challenging the reductionist neurobiological model according to which human consciousness is a mere mechanical epiphenomenon strictly dependent on real-time oxidative metabolism.