Electrical Signatures of Consciousness in the Dying Brain
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
About 20 percent of cardiac arrest survivors report having a near death experience with visions and perceptions, but are the experiences real? A University of Michigan study suggests the dying brain is capable of well-organized electrical activity during the early stages of clinical death. The study in PNAS provides the first scientific framework for the near-death experience.