UNCOVERED: First recording of a dying human brain points to memory flashbacks - The Untold Story
For the first time, a human brain has been continuously scanned throughout the process of dying, and the results suggest our life may really flash before our eyes. Pictured, a real human brain is displayed as part of The Real Brain exhibit on March 8, 2011, in Bristol, England. The exhibit had full consent from an anonymous donor and needed full consent from the Human Tissue Authority. The brain is suspended in large tank engraved with a full scale skeleton on one side and a diagram of the central nervous system on the other. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Physicians at the University of Louisville in Kentucky have recorded the first brain scan of a person as he died, giving a glimpse of what happens at the end of life.
An 87-year-old man suffering from head trauma and epilepsy died of a heart attack while his brain was being monitored by an electroencephalogram. The 30 seconds before and after his heart stopped showed an uptick in brainwave activity associated with dreams, memory and meditation or concentration, the team of experts involved said.
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