Science of Survival: Frozen Alive Redux
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The Importance of Conscience
With every one degree drop in body temperature below 95, your cerebral metabolic rate falls off by 3 to 5 percent. Cold slows down bacterial growth in chemical reactions and shuts down metabolism. At normal temperatures, this would produce brain damage. But the chilled brain needs far less oxygen-rich blood and can survive intact.
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