Fresh data gathered by a team of scientists in Canada shows that in the 30 seconds before and after death, a man's brainwaves followed the same patterns as dreaming or recalling memories.(Photo for representation)
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Fresh data gathered by a team of scientists in Canada shows that in the 30 seconds before and after death, a man&#39;s brainwaves followed the same patterns as dreaming or recalling memories.</p>
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Brain activity of this sort could suggest that a final &quot;recall of life&quot; may occur in a person&#39;s last moments, the team has stated in their study, published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience on Tuesday.</p>
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According to a BBC report, the team of scientists set out to measure the brainwaves of an 87-year-old patient who had developed epilepsy. But during the neurological recording, he suffered a fatal heart attack – offering an unexpected recording of a dying brain. The study was, therefore, in a sense accidental.</p>
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Dr Ajmal Zemmar, a co-author of the study told the BBC: &quot;This was actually totally by chance, we did not plan to do this experiment or record these signals.&quot;</p>
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So will we get a glimpse back at time with loved ones and other happy memories? Dr Zemmar said it was impossible to tell.</p>
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&quot;If I were to jump to the philosophical realm, I would speculate that if the brain did a flashback, it would probably like to remind you of good things, rather than the bad things,&quot; he said.</p>
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&quot;But what&#39;s memorable would be different for every person.&quot;</p>
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Dr Zemmar, now a neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville, said in the 30 seconds before the patient&#39;s heart stopped supplying blood to the brain, his brainwaves followed the same patterns as when we carry out high-cognitive demanding tasks, like concentrating, dreaming or recalling memories.</p>
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