Perhaps we do get last look back at life upon death

[Ombligo]

Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall, and meditation.

While monitoring a patient for seizure activities, a patient had a heart attack and died giving the Neuroscientists a recording of brain activity during and following death.

“We measured 900 seconds of brain activity around the time of death and set a specific focus to investigate what happened in the 30 seconds before and after the heart stopped beating,” said Dr Ajmal Zemmar, a neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville, US, who organized the study.

“Just before and after the heart stopped working, we saw changes in a specific band of neural oscillations. Through generating oscillations involved in memory retrieval, the brain may be playing a last recall of important life events just before we die, similar to the ones reported in near-death experiences,” Zemmar speculated.

https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/02/22/...en-we-die/

full scientific report (good luck reading and understanding it)-- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....ource=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fnagi-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-die

[Blankity Blank]

”While monitoring a patient for seizure activities, a patient had a heart attack and died giving the Neuroscientists a recording of brain activity during and following death.

“We measured 900 seconds of brain activity around the time of death and set a specific focus to investigate what happened in the 30 seconds before and after the heart stopped beating,” said Dr Ajmal Zemmar, a neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville, US, who organized the study.

“Just before and after the heart stopped working, we saw changes in a specific band of neural oscillations. Through generating oscillations involved in memory retrieval, the brain may be playing a last recall of important life events just before we die, similar to the ones reported in near-death experiences,” Zemmar speculated.”

The first question that comes to mind for me would be, by what mechanism does the brain “know” that death is occurring and then — and for what reason —- trigger such memories?

[tuqqer]

I read that as well. Makes me wonder if they'll eventually find out if the pineal gland does release a DMT-like substance in those moments.

For a good overview of Dimethyltryptamine, check out Graham Hancock's video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ElVv3RG2M

[Filliam H. Muffman]

I have a gut feeling that some set of nerves like the Vagus could be saying your most recent meal was your last. :RollingEyesSmiley5:

[pRICE cUBE]

Had a moment where the end seemed moments away. Quite a lot flashes for such a tiny second of time.

[NewtonMP2100]

....eye.....see.....

[S. Pupp]

Blankity Blank wrote:
The first question that comes to mind for me would be, by what mechanism does the brain “know” that death is occurring and then — and for what reason —- trigger such memories?

The presence of a Watcher:

[lost in space]

pRICE cUBE wrote:
Had a moment where the end seemed moments away. Quite a lot flashes for such a tiny second of time.

Same here.

[Lew Zealand]

S. Pupp wrote:
[quote=Blankity Blank]
The first question that comes to mind for me would be, by what mechanism does the brain “know” that death is occurring and then — and for what reason —- trigger such memories?

The presence of a Watcher:


That serial had IMO the best music in the entirety of the original run. There was just a touch of it on the preceding and proceeding ones but Logopolis hit it perfectly.

Too bad that the previous scene to the screencapped one was so horribly acted. To be truthful there was a lot of good and horrible acting throughout the many years but that scene really sticks out to me as particularly bad. The poor model shots and "shrunken" people 'special' effect IMO are reasonably passable in a low budget show but at least get the dramatic acting down.

[Don C]

If those last milliseconds of flashbacks are anything like the continuous flow of "Why did I do that?
and "Why did I say that?" and "Why didn't I say that?" that spend way too much time in my current consciousness I am not looking forward to them. Pleasant memories, sure, bring them on but coulda/shoulda flashbacks won't be much fun.