Velocity of selective brain cooling

Cooled Temporal Cortex (median time) (range) (min)Cooled Frontal Cortex (median time) (range) (min)
−1°C8.5 (3.8–12.5)11.5 (7.5–14.0)
−2°C29.4 (11.7–70.3)40.7 (27.0–70.0)
−3°C85.7 (59.8–137.6)100.5 (84.3–140.3)
−4°C142.1 (109.3–180.0)a158.3 (148.8–180.0)a
  • a −4°C was not reached in 2/8 sheep in both temporal and frontal cortices.