An Ontario neurologist Made a brain wave analysis of a blob of lime Jell‐o and obtained readings that he said could be mistaken as evidence of life.

The electroencephalogram, or EEG, experiment was made in the intensive care ward of hospital, and the neurologist said the squiggly line it produced actually reflected stray electrical signals given off by nearby respirators, intravenous feeders and human activity.

The neurologist said that similar electrical artifacts interfering with a real EEG test could confuse doctors into believing that a person's brain was still living when, in fact, it might be as lifeless as the Jell‐o.

Definition of Death

The experiment was conducted by Dr. Adrian R. M. Upton, associate professor of medicine (neurology) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He described his experiment at a Medical meeting in San Francisco. Details and a reproduction of the EEG readout were published in the March 3 issue of Medical Tribune, a newspaper circulated to doctors.