What does no brain activity mean?

WebMD asked critical care specialist Isaac Tawil, MD, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. Q. read more

This happened 11/10/09 and the doctors have stated that his 'CT' indicates no real brain activity. But when you ask my brother a question he can respond by shaking his head yes or no. He also responds on command if you ask him to squeeze your hand. read more

“Electrical silence,” or no evidence of brain activity, when demonstrated once and then again in 24 hours, has been taken as one of the criteria of death. Electroencephalography is widely used in studying brain function and in tracing the connections between the parts of the central nervous system. read more