One of the first ever recordings of a dying brain shows that people can “replay” the best moments in their life before passing, according to a new study.
Scientists explored an area that “is not well understood” in humans and only previously carried out on animals before they die.
The study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience measured brain activity in a man with epilepsy as he was hooked to an electroencephalogram (EEG) when he passed away.
In the 15-minute period before the 87-year-old's death, there was an increase in gamma-band activity in the brain, 30 seconds either side of him dying.
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