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This report of EEG activity in a dying patient contradicts that assertion about near death experiences and brain activity. https://www.healthline.com/health-ne
by simonh 3y ago
This report of EEG activity in a dying patient contradicts that assertion about near death experiences and brain activity.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/researchers-scan-brain-of-dying-patient-heres-what-they-found https://www.healthline.com/health-news/researchers-scan-brai...
I know people have these experiences, the question is what do they mean. We know humans can hallucinate in various neurological states. It seems to me reasonable to suppose they are hallucinatory, unless we see evidence otherwise.
- tbalsam 3y agoYou might find this link very interesting if you're in the mood to explore some of the interesting corners of this topic a bit more: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/our-research/near-death-experiences-ndes/ https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/our-research/nea...
- simonh 3y agoThat is just a statement of what they hope to study and what they think they might find. It’s not an actual study and they have no evidence for the speculative goals. Conversely I linked to a case of an actual EEG recording of a dying patient and what it shows.
- tbalsam 3y agoI linked to the main homepage. My goal isn't to debate, but to foster conversation. Building a case in either direction is going to take more than a single patient study discussed on a healthline page or even a metastudy of studies with large cohorts (somehow). It's a hard topic. Hence the encouragement towards exploration. It's a very fun topic. If you're interested in some further rabbitholing, that department has a very interesting and storied history if you have the interest and take your time to do a bit of homework on it...