What a Brain Scan Revealed as a Man Died
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A surprising discovery has come to light after a man died while getting a brain scan. The 87-year-old patient was getting an EEG when he suddenly had a heart attack and passed away.
The machine continued recording, so scientists saw what happened in the brain as the man died. They studied his brain activity during the 30 seconds before and after the heart stopped. They noticed changes in brain waves connected to memory, attention, and dreams.
Dr. Ajmal Zemmar said the brain may be doing a final memory recall. Near-death experience survivors sometimes report seeing their lives flash before their eyes. This study offers the first possible scientific evidence of that process. It only looked at one person, but it raises new questions about what we experience in our final moments.
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