Many of you may have heard of the term "near-death experience" but how many of you know exactly what that term means? Does it really exist? And what happens during a "near-death experience?" A study at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates shows research done on seven terminally ill patients. The study showed a corresponding rush of brain waves minutes before death. Brain waves are defined as "rhythmic fluctuations of voltage between parts of the brain resulting in the flow of an electric current." This shows perhaps a physiological evidence of a "near-death experience" or an "out of body" experience. Through the research, patients showed an experience of spikes minutes before death and during death at the same intensity and duration.
There are plenty of misconceptions regarding death, in particular being brain dead. Let me start off by stating that brain death is irreversible. Patients who are brain dead have lost all components of brain activity permanently. The meaning of brain death is still a bit confusing to many healthcare professionals as well as common folk.
Tamar
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