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After our death??

after we die . is it really the end??

By Pratik TamangPublished about a year ago 1 min read
After our death??
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In the pursuit of knowledge, there exist questions and mysteries that are more challenging to unravel than others. Among these, the question of death stands out as perhaps the most difficult to comprehend. What truly occurs when life comes to an end? Can we ever be certain until we experience it ourselves? These are age-old dilemmas that humanity has grappled with, but have we finally been granted insight into the truth? This is Unveiled, and today we are addressing the remarkable query: Have scientists recently uncovered what transpires when we die?

It is unsurprising that numerous studies have been conducted on the topic of death over the years. However, there are also ethical considerations that understandably complicate the process of examining and quantifying death. Death is an inevitable part of life, yet it often occurs unexpectedly. Even in a medical setting, the primary focus at the moment of death is typically on attempting to sustain the life of the individual rather than documenting the precise unfolding of death.

In February of 2022, news emerged of an accidental recording of a dying brain, which is said to have provided scientists with a unique glimpse into a person's final moments. Although the details of the recording were made public in 2022, the incident actually occurred six years earlier, in 2016. During a brain scan for epilepsy treatment, an 87-year-old patient in Canada tragically suffered a heart attack and passed away, allowing researchers to capture a distinctive sequence of events within his brain before, during, and after death. With a total of approximately 900 seconds of brain activity measured, analysts were subsequently able to pinpoint thirty seconds before and after the patient's passing.

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