YouTuber Zack D. Films has shared a simulation of what happens to your brain when you die
It’s intriguing how simulations and visualizations can help people understand and come to terms with abstract concepts like death.
Zack D. Films’ video seems like an interesting way to explore what might happen to our brains as life ends.
By providing a visual representation based on research and scientific theories, the video could make the idea of death feel less abstract and more tangible.
For some, seeing a simulation might offer comfort or clarity about the end-of-life process.
What happens to us when we die has probably come across a lot of people’s thoughts Getty Images
The personal experience of death remains a complex and often mysterious aspect of human existence.
“Right before you die your brain has a surge of activity causing a type of electrical wave,” the content creator begins.
”These waves activate parts of the brain associated with memory and consciousness and this can continue for up to two minutes after death.”
“Now, since there isn’t a biological reason for this to happen, some researchers believe that the brain is pre-planned to do this giving you a chance to recall memories one last time.”
One person responding to the comments said: “I like the idea of these last few minutes being a feeling of total euphoria like you’ve never felt before in life, to comfort you during something so frightening.”
Another added: “Wait thats actually so sad though. It’s like the brain is trying to comfort you and itself before dying by using your best memories.”
A third also said: “That’s beautiful. Your brain cares about you, so if you ever feel like nothing cares about you, always remember that you care about you, and that someone matters.”
“Isn’t it crazy that you’ll be the last and only one to ever see your entire life?” someone else pointed out.
Dr. Rahul Jandial, a neurosurgeon and neurobiologist with dual training, has researched what occurs in our brains after death.
He shared with fellow medical expert Dr. Rangan Chatterjee on his podcast, Feel Better, Live More: “How the brain dies is powerful and it really has affected me because there’s a measurement that shows something very dramatic.”
“There are patients who are passing away… the stickers are on the heart, you have an EKG read.”
“Typically we used to think of death as flatlining meaning that there’s no electrical signal coming from the heart.”
Specifically, following official cardiac death: “The brain electricity’s not just going, there’s a massive explosion of activity, similar to dreaming brain waves, similar to expansive memory brain waves.”
“The first few minutes after our heart stops beating, where historically we’ve thought, this is the time of death, the brain is having its final moment, maybe its best moment.”
