Detection of rhythmic brainwaves indicative of near-death experiences
Note: This presentation is titled AWAreness during REsuscitation II: a multicenter study of Consciousness and Awareness in Heart Arrest and is scheduled to be presented during the Resuscitation Science Symposium at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022 Sunday 6 Novemberat the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel in Chicago.
NEW YORK, November 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A new study shows that one in five people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may be describing lucid experiences of death that occurred while appearing unconscious and on the brink of death.
Led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and elsewhere, the study involved 567 men and women whose hearts stopped during hospitalization and who received intermittent CPR May 2017 and March 2020 in The United States and United Kingdom. Despite prompt treatment, less than 10% recovered sufficiently to be discharged from the hospital.
Survivors reported unique lucid experiences, including perceptions of detachment from the body, observing events without pain or stress, and making meaningful evaluations of life, including their actions, intentions, and thoughts toward others. Researchers noted that these death experiences are distinct from hallucinations, delusions, illusions, dreams, or CPR-induced awareness.
The work also included tests for hidden brain activity. A key finding was…
