Study Procedure:
Researchers observed that some patients, even minutes after clinical death (the cessation of heartbeat and breathing), retained memories of their surroundings. These included memories of the hospital environment, the voices and conversations of medical staff, and even personal bodily sensations.
The most astonishing detail is the fact that many of these stories were later confirmed by people present at the time, proving that these observations were not simply figments of the imagination.
Consciousness after heart failure
These studies suggest the possibility of temporarily maintaining consciousness even after cardiac arrest. This finding challenges the conventional definition of the precise moment at which neurological death occurs.
While it was long believed that brain activity ceased when the heart stopped, these studies show that the brain can still store and process information for a short period of time.