A replay of life: What happens in our brain when we die? - Science & research news | Frontiers
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By Maryam Clark, science writer Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall, and meditation. Now, a study published to Frontiers brings new insight into a possible organizational role of the brain

Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall, and meditation. Now, a study published to Frontiers brings new insight into a possible organizational role of the brain during death and suggests an explanation for vivid life recall in near-death experiences.

  • XEAL@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    So we could say that when people die, they experience a…

    *Puts On Sunglasses*

    Total Recall

    YEEEEAAAHHH!!!

    • Cloudless ☼@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Sounds like it:

      “Through generating oscillations involved in memory retrieval, the brain may be playing a last recall of important life events just before we die, similar to the ones reported in near-death experiences,” Zemmar speculated.

      • mifan@feddit.dkEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Perhaps the brain - in a last attempt to save its life - searches every situation that it has ever experienced to try to find survival tips.

      • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I can certainly see this as evolutionarily beneficial. When you’re on the verge of dying and you suddenly have a recall of a lot of your experiences in life it may lead to you being able to survive.

    • Cloudless ☼@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      The article does not say that this is the first time ever that someone has died while on EEG, but that this is the first time that someone has died while on EEG with a high-density electrode array that allows for a detailed analysis of the brain waves. The article also acknowledges that there have been previous reports of EEG recordings of dying patients, but they were either limited by low spatial resolution, short duration, or lack of behavioral data. The article claims that this is the first study to provide a comprehensive and multimodal description of the brain activity and behavior of a dying person.