Life may actually flash before your eyes on death – new study
A team of scientists set out to measure the brainwaves of an 87-year-old patient who had developed epilepsy. But during the neurological recording, he suffered a fatal heart attack – offering an unexpected recording of a dying brain.
It revealed that in the 30 seconds before and after, the man’s brainwaves followed the same patterns as dreaming or recalling memories. Brain activity of this sort could suggest that a final “recall of life” may occur in a person’s last moments.
Dr Ajmal Zemmar, told the BBC: “This was actually totally by chance, we did not plan to do this experiment or record these signals.” So will we get a glimpse back at time with loved ones and other happy memories? Dr Zemmar said it was impossible to tell.
“If I were to jump to the philosophical realm, I would speculate that if the brain did a flashback, it would probably like to remind you of good things, rather than the bad things,” he said. “But what’s memorable would be different for every person.”