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Posted: 4/13/2022 5:21:48 PM EDT
https://hyperallergic.com/720694/science-confirms-that-life-flashes-before-the-eyes-upon-death/
When an 87-year-old epilepsy patient unexpectedly passed away during a brain scan, the scan found that his brain seemed to replay memories in the 30 seconds before and after his heart stopped beating, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. The patient, whose name was kept private, suffered a heart attack, and due to his do-not-resuscitate status, the scientists were able to track his brain waves throughout the final moments of his life. The scan was conducted by an international team of 13 neuroscientists led by Raul Vicente of the University of Tartu in Estonia. The scientists were originally conducting electroencephalography (EEG) scans on the patient to detect and treat seizures. When he unexpectedly died, the EEG machine kept running, providing the scientists a first-of-its-kind glimpse into the brain activity of a dying human. “This is why it’s so rare, because you can’t plan this,” Ajmal Zemmar, one of the co-authors of the study, told Insider. “No healthy human is gonna go and have an EEG before they die, and in no sick patient are we going to know when they’re gonna die to record these signals.” The EEG brain scan found an oscillatory brain wave pattern in which activity in the brain’s alpha, beta, and theta bands relatively decreased and activity in the gamma band relatively increased. It’s thought that these oscillatory patterns, and an increase in gamma waves, suggest memory recall (the gamma band decreases external interference, allowing for deep inward concentration like recalling memories). Similar brain oscillations occur during meditation and dreaming. This is the first time this has been proven in a human, although the concept looms large in our collective imagination. It comes back to us from people who have experienced near-death experiences, defined as when the brain has transitioned into preparing for death. Research into these experiences has reported intense memory recall and a panoramic review of one’s life. They have also reported a hallucinatory and meditative state and a sense of transcendence and bliss. These accounts cross cultures and religions. View Quote Link to study referenced in the article Kind of fascinating. |
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I drowned when I was 5. Almost died, and I remember my life flashing even at 5 years old. I don’t remember what I saw, but I remember the experience.
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I wonder if you can have your life flash before you if you are vaporized instantaneously, like in a nuclear blast.
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I had a patient die on the OR table many years ago.
That patient was wearing a two lead EEG called a BIS monitor. We took the time to clean the patient up after pronunciation of death, and I kept that brain wave monitor on for probably 25 minutes. There was still brain activity for at least 25 minutes after death, when I removed the monitor. |
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I would probably end up thinking about work and die pissed off.
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Quoted: I had a patient die on the OR table many years ago. That patient was wearing a two lead EEG called a BIS monitor. We took the time to clean the patient up after pronunciation of death, and I kept that brain wave monitor on for probably 25 minutes. There was still brain activity for at least 25 minutes after death, when I removed the monitor. View Quote That’s almost troubling to think about. |
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Avg GDer will see about 8700 hours of pr0n flash before their eyes, die with weirdest boner
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Quoted: Who says you arent living in the flash right now? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: So I have to live through this again? Who says you arent living in the flash right now? ![]() |
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Speculation is that your brain floods with intercellular DMT and thanks to time dilation those last minutes of brain death feel like eternity.
Then on to whatever comes next I guess. |
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Quoted: Avg GDer will see about 8700 hours of pr0n flash before their eyes, die with weirdest boner View Quote ![]() |
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Guy at the range coded on the table… he didn’t see shit. Just black. I’m sure it’s different for everyone.
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Quoted: I had a patient die on the OR table many years ago. That patient was wearing a two lead EEG called a BIS monitor. We took the time to clean the patient up after pronunciation of death, and I kept that brain wave monitor on for probably 25 minutes. There was still brain activity for at least 25 minutes after death, when I removed the monitor. View Quote Fascinating and terrifying at the same time. |
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Quoted: I had a patient die on the OR table many years ago. That patient was wearing a two lead EEG called a BIS monitor. We took the time to clean the patient up after pronunciation of death, and I kept that brain wave monitor on for probably 25 minutes. There was still brain activity for at least 25 minutes after death, when I removed the monitor. View Quote That's wild. I think there's a shitload about humans and our brains and our connection to the spiritual realm or alternative universe, that we don't know much if anything about |
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Quoted: Who says you arent living in the flash right now? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: So I have to live through this again? Who says you arent living in the flash right now? When you get to the end of the flash, do you relive your life flashing before your eyes? If so, we're all immortal thanks to a recursive function call. ![]() |
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Just a matter of time when we figure out how download the information
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If you accept the premise -
What would be the evolutionary advantage of that? |
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I died before and that’s not true. Stopped breathing and no pulse. Fade to black, no bs.
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View Quote A fantastic movie that doesn't get enough attention. |
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Did I leave the coffee pot on at home? I think I left the coffee pot on at...eeeeeeeeeeeee....
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This is why it’s so rare, because you can’t plan this,” View Quote actually, you can. why isnt there a program to offer death row inmates the opportunity to participate in studies like this? hey dead man walking, let us do this when you get put down and we'll pay $x to whoever you like |
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Heard one theory that it’s your brain realizing “oh crap, we’re about to die” and it is shuffling through the memories of your life experiences to try and find a solution to staying alive.
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Quoted: I died before and that’s not true. Stopped breathing and no pulse. Fade to black, no bs. View Quote My uncle was brought back after a heart attack. We asked him if he saw anything. Bright light,tunnel, life memories He’s was like no,just blackness. My aunt tried to make a joke about that probably not being a good sign on where he may have been heading and he was just like yeah, maybe kind of quiet like. |
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Quoted: My uncle was brought back after a heart attack. We asked him if he saw anything. Bright light,tunnel, life memories He’s was like no,just blackness. My aunt tried to make a joke about that probably not being a good sign on where he may have been heading and he was just like yeah, maybe kind of quiet like. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I died before and that’s not true. Stopped breathing and no pulse. Fade to black, no bs. My uncle was brought back after a heart attack. We asked him if he saw anything. Bright light,tunnel, life memories He’s was like no,just blackness. My aunt tried to make a joke about that probably not being a good sign on where he may have been heading and he was just like yeah, maybe kind of quiet like. ![]() He was headed to pay Charon to cross the river Styx! |
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When I was in ICU for a few months, I had instances where I felt like I lived out entire lifetimes. It happened when I was given medicine, passed out during pain, etc.
Not the same thing obviously but probably similar. It felt like Inception. It was terrifying to come out of those. |
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