First EEG Of Dying Brain

The first-ever recording of a dying human brain shows waves similar to memory flashbacks. In a study led by neurosurgeons at the University of Louisville, they monitored an 87-year-old epilepsy patient with continuous EEG when he had a heart attack and died, capturing 900 seconds of brain activity around the moment of death. The team found patterns normally linked to high cognitive functions like memory retrieval.

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