A system for cooling the brain of a human subject* the system including a cooling subsystem configured to input a flow of air or breathable gas, cool the air or breathable gas, and output cooled air or breathable gas to a line coupled to a device adapted to deliver the cooled air or breathable gas to a human subject. A flow control device coupled to the cooling subsystem is configured to control a flow rate of the flow of the air or breathable gas input to the cooling subsystem and a flow rate of the cooled air or breathable gas output to the line. One or more How rate sensors coupled to the cooling subsystem are configured to measure at least a flow rate of flow of cooled air or breathable gas. One or more temperature sensors are configured to measure at least a temperature of a brain or a brain correlative site of the human subject and the temperature of the flow of cooled air or breathable gas. A controller is coupled to the cooling subsystem, the flow control device, the one or more flow rate sensors, and the one or more temperature sensors and is configured to adjust a cooling rate, the temperature, and the flow rate of flow of cooled air or breathable gas delivered to the human subject based on at least the measured temperature of the brain or the brain correlative site and the measured flow rate of the flow of cooled air or breathable gas to cool the brain of the human subject.L'invention porte sur un système de refroidissement du cerveau d'un sujet humain*, le système comprenant un sous-système de refroidissement conçu pour introduire un flux d'air ou de gaz respirable, pour refroidir l'air ou le gaz respirable, et pour fournir l'air ou le gaz respirable refroidi à une conduite accouplée à un dispositif destiné à distribuer l'air ou le gaz respirable refroidi à un sujet humain. Un dispositif de régulation de débit couplé au sous-système de refroidissement est configuré pour réguler le débit du flux de l'air ou du gaz respirable introduit dans le sous-système
