Post-Death Consciousness Possibly Found in Rats
By studying the post-death brain activity in rats, scientists think they may have made a discovery that explains human near-death-experience visions.
People who have recovered from a clinical death often report vivid experiences after their heart stopped beating. Now, scientists think they may have made a discovery that validates those claims.
In a study of rats, University of Michigan researchers found that for a full 30 seconds after the rats’ hearts stopped beating, they continued to show significant brain activity.
The specific readings were of gamma rays, the type of electrical pulses that many associate with human consciousness.
Prior common belief was the brain could no longer work given its greatly compromised supply of oxygen and glucose after the heart stops beating.
Now, the team of neurologists is wondering if higher thought simply doesn’t take as many resources as once believed.
The lead author of the study feels that the discovery opens the doors to future examination of what happens in the human brain as it dies.
Being able to tap into those mental experiences could be the key to retrieving long-desired information about the workings of human consciousness at large.
14 Responses to “Post-Death Consciousness Possibly Found in Rats”
If I could find proof of an afterlife, I could be at peace instead of this constant turmoil.
Or, you could do something about it before it’s too late and you die.
The King James Bible.
The moon is made of tomato paste, POSSIBLY. As far as I know rats are not sentient beings aware of themselves. How ludicrous can these researchers be by extrapolating electrical activity of a dying rat brain to NDE experienced by humans. What is next? Rats come back to life to tell what it is like on the other side?Typical example of hypocrisy where metaphysics is labeled as pseudoscience by materialists who as well have no good evidence. What a preposterous claim.
Rats as far as we know DO NOT possess anything as sophisticated as a conscious mind so they lack self awareness. If they lack self awareness they lack the ability to have an experience. If they lack the ability to have an experience they cannot have an NDE. My toaster also emits electricity if it gets wet before it “dies” so according to these people it also has an NDE.
lol if theres neural activity its not dead yet, simple
No, it’s not. You religious people could call it whatever you want. But “HEAVEN” does not exist. It goes against logic…
poor ratties
Thanks for all the great comments!
that isn’t a discovery, when you’re heart stops the oxygen in the blood will continue to give cells what they need until depleted, like cutting the head off a living animal it will not be instantly dead, it will slowly die as the oxygen is depleted, then it will die.
when will we humans understand that we cant understand ourself with machines we have created the answer is us
electric activity less than 30 normal state of gamma wave associed with conscouiness ? what a bullshit !!!!!! LOL
But not post brain-dead rats.
CHECKMATE RELIGIOUS PEOPLE XDDD!!