Experts from the University of Southampton presented findings from an extensive study capable of significantly altering our perception of consciousness during clinical death.
During the work, it was discovered that awareness might persist in the human brain for up to three minutes after cardiac arrest. This refutes the previously held notion that the brain remains active for only about 30 seconds following the cessation of blood flow. Approximately 40% of the research participants stated they recalled events occurring during this time, indirectly suggesting the potential for brief consciousness retention in critical circumstances.
The scientists note that the nature of this occurrence remains obscure, and at present, specific mechanisms ensuring awareness preservation after bodily functions cease have not been established.
This information has drawn further attention to the study of “borderline experiences,” where individuals on the brink of life and death describe vivid visions, feelings of serenity, or observing surrounding events externally. Some researchers believe these occurrences might be linked to particular brain activity in the final moments of life, however, a precise scientific explanation for this phenomenon does not exist currently.
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