Human mind still conscious after death, new study finds

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To this day, it remains a mystery as to what really goes on in the human subconsciousness upon death.

But researchers from the NYU Langone School of Medicine in New York City may have found the answer, claiming that the human mind remains alert even after the body has stopped showing signs of life.

After observing patients who technically died of cardiac arrest but were later revived, Dr. Sam Parnia and his team concluded that subjects were aware of conversations and their surroundings even after their supposed demise.

Some may even have heard the announcement of their own deaths, according to The Independent.

“Technically, that’s how you get the time of death—it’s all based on the moment when the heart stops,” Dr. Parnia told the news outlet.

“Once that happens, blood no longer circulates to the brain, which means brain function halts almost instantaneously. You lose all your brain stem reflexes—your gag reflex, your pupil reflex, all that is gone.”

The study, meanwhile, correlates to earlier findings claiming that the brain releases a burst of energy after death. Khristian Ibarrola

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