"... in an effort to revive the brains of those being kept alive solely through life support. Stem cells will be injected directly into the brain..."
More at:
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/dead-could-be-brought-back-to-life-in-medical-trial-160503.htm
They are probably thinking of person as a soul. Kickstarting the brain might give you different thoughts or some other trivial thing, but the ghost should be the same, right?
"... in an effort to revive the brains of those being kept alive solely through life support. Stem cells will be injected directly into the brain..."
More at:
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/dead-could-be-brought-back-to-life-in-medical-trial-160503.htm