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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Necroing this thread, as I came across a study where an 87-year-old patient was under EEG monitoring when he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest. The researchers analyzed 900 seconds of brain activity surrounding the time of death. They observed strong relative gamma oscillations (typically associated with memory retrieval) in the 30 seconds before and after the heart stopped beating. This study is only n=1, and the commentary response linked at the start of the study is worth reading as well for additional caveats. This is definitely an area deserving of additional research with more precise instruments. Though I guess it’s a bit questionable to be performing a non-essential/non-vital examination/monitoring of a dying patient — for consent purposes, you’d have to explain to them that they’re likely to die and that you’d like to collect data as it happens, and I can seen an IRB rejecting this research on ethical grounds https://doi.org/gpjgz5
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horsefacts
@horsefacts.eth
you can do that to me if you want. bookmark this post.
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Semui
@semui.eth
Sometime I wonder if the life I think I am experiencing right now is actually the replay that happens right before brain death. Then I usually go eat a pastry.
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kripcat.eth
@kripcat.eth
Looking forward to replaying my 2.5 hours of daily screen time.
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thugkitten 🎩
@thugkitten.eth
So interesting, I wonder what is biological function or need of this cognitive reflex (?) right before a person is about to pass on.
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OluShey.Crpyt
@theonlysheylex
That’s wild, brain still showing memory activity right around death. Crazy how much we don’t know yet.
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