Reports of near-death experiences have long intrigued and captivated us with tales of white light, encounters with departed loved ones, and hearing mysterious voices. These common elements in near-death accounts raise the question of whether there is a deeper reality underlying these experiences. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of…
LONDON We've all read or heard accounts, first-hand sometimes, from people who have had a brush with death, be it through illness or accident or old age. In a new paper published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, University of Michigan, scientists wonder whether such "tales of white light, visits from departed loved ones, hearing voices" are underpinned by "something fundamentally real"? "Similar signatures of gamma activation" were seen among animals and humans upon a loss of oxygen following cardiac arrest, the team reported, with two of the patients showing "an increase in heart rate along with a surge of gamma wave activity, considered the fastest brain activity and associated with consciousness."
Two people who died after cardiac arrest had a sudden spike in gamma wave activity in their brain after they were removed from a ventilator. What does it mean?
Two people who died after cardiac arrest had a sudden spike in gamma wave activity in their brain after they were removed from a ventilator. What does it mean?