Information-theoretic death

Information-theoretic death identifies as the destruction done to the brain leading to the unconditional loss of information. It is the physical damage done to the human brain to the extent that recovery of the original person is theoretically impossible by any physical means.

Information-theoretic death is a term of art used in cryonics to define death in a way that is permanent and independent of any future medical advances, no matter how distant or improbable that may be. Because detailed reading or restoration of information-storing brain structures is well beyond current technology, it is generally not of practical importance in medicine.[1]

References
  1. Sebastian Seung (2012). Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are. Houghton Mifflin. p. 271. ISBN 9780547678597. Merkle's definition of death is of more philosophical than practical importance. To apply it, we need to know exactly how memories, personality, and other aspects of personal identity are stored in the brain.
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