[Article] Dying brains: will our last hurrah be an explosion of conscious experience?

When an individual is close to death, he/she may re-experience some events in the past very clearly, like a phantasmagoria.  By reading this article, we may learn how the phantasmagoria is possible.  In a study introduced in this article, the researchers found sharp increase in EEG gamma band power when rats were dying. (Oscillations in gamma band have been known as the important indicator of conscious state.) I hope this article attracts your interest. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/scie...

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