Recent Report of Electroencephalogram of the Dying Human Brain

An invited commentary discusses how to interpret brainwave recordings from an elderly patient who suffered a cardiac arrest, and what those recordings might reveal about near-death experiences. The authors argue that certain patterns of electrical activity in the brain after cardiac arrest could correspond to the subjective phenomena reported by people who have had near-death experiences, though they caution that the relationship remains speculative and requires further investigation.

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Abstract

Invited commentary discussing interpretation of brainwave recordings taken of an elderly patient who suffered a cardiac arrest and it's relationship to near-death experiences.