- EEG recordings taken of comatose patients as they died showed high levels of activity in a part of the brain known as the temporoparietal junction. It is located towards the back of the brain, has been linked with dreaming, visual hallucinations and altered states of consciousness. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216268120 8 comments science
Linking pages
- Evidence of conscious-like activity in the dying brain | Michigan Medicine https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/evidence-conscious-activity-dying-brain 4 comments
- Why Dying People Often Experience a Burst of Lucidity - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dying-people-often-experience-a-burst-of-lucidity/ 1 comment
- Lifting the Veil on Near-Death Experiences | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lifting-the-veil-on-near-death-experiences/ 0 comments