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Asked by to Mo Rassul, Del, Catherine, John, Krishna on 13 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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John Foster answered on 13 Mar 2014:
Researchers recently looked at what happens to brain activity after you die. They saw that there was an initial slowing of brain waves, but this was followed by brain waves that look much like those when we are awake. However, this lasted for only a few seconds and not as long as 7 minutes.
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Adelle Thrower answered on 14 Mar 2014:
It’s a very nice thought to think you may have 7 minuets left to go over nice memories, but I do not think this would be the case scientifically- as John said, brain waves can still be active but diminish rapidly afterwards.
I think it would be difficult for scientists to see if this is the case as we are unable to get into someone’s brain and see what they see. But we can monitor brain activity in waves. it would be very nice if that were true. -
Muhammed Rassul answered on 17 Mar 2014:
It has been shown that there is some activity within the visual cortex when you die as a result of your heart stopping. However, this does not last long. It is also not shown in all people, and many other areas in the brain which should be involved are not.
You also have to realise, death is not always a slow process.
It is a hard thing to measure scientifically, and is not something you can ethically test.
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caitlanwright commented on :
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