Life May Actually Flash Before Our Eyes As We Die. Here's Proof?
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"This could possibly be a last recall of memories that we've experienced in life, and they replay through our brain in the last seconds before we die," Dr Zemmar speculated
The first-ever recording of a dying brain has brought scientists closer to understanding what happens to the human brain as we die. A study published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience suggests that life may actually flash in front of our eyes before death.
The discovery was made quite by accident. According to BBC, neuroscientists were measuring the brainwaves of an 87-year-old patient who had developed epilepsy - but when the patient suffered a heart attack during the process, it gave scientists an unexpected recording of a dying human brain.
The recording revealed unexpected brain activity in the memory retrieval area, suggesting that we may recall our lives for one final time before we die.
Dr Ajmal Zemmar, a co-author of the study, told BBC that in the 30 seconds before the patient's brain stopped receiving blood, his brainwaves "followed the same patterns as when we carry out high-cognitive demanding tasks, like concentrating, dreaming or recalling memories."
