Imagine a trailer of your life playing moments before your death. Movies and shows have normalized this, often showcasing a character's best and worst moments right before they pass. But did you know that life might actually flash before our eyes when we die?
Researchers recently stumbled upon this discovery after an 87-year-old patient suffered a fatal heart attack while undergoing brain scans. The unexpected course of events left researchers to interpret the brain wave patterns of a dying human brain.
In the past, researchers have used accounts of individuals with near-death experiences to gain insight on what awaits us when we die. These subjective experiences have had some recurrent themes— a bright or mystical light, out-of-body experiences, encounters with deceased loved ones and life recall, which is characterized as a review of important life experiences. While we cannot fully answer what happens after we die, perhaps, this recent recording of a dying human brain can shed light on what’s happening in our brain moments before death.
