Electrical signatures of consciousness in the dying brain

Monday, August 12, 2013 - 16:01 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 new study suggests the dying brain is capable of well-organized electrical activity during the early stages of clinical death. The study provides the first scientific framework for the near-death experience.

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