The activity in different parts of their brains also became more synchronised. Their low-gamma waves, in particular, became twice as synchronised when they were in their near-death state than when they were anaesthetised or awake. These features have been linked to conscious perception in earlier studies.
Tug of war is a sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.
Perpetual war, endless war, or a forever war, is a lasting state of war with no clear conditions that would lead to its conclusion. [citation needed] These wars are situations of ongoing tension that may escalate at any moment, similar to the Cold War.