People left stunned after seeing simulation of what happens to your brain when you die

People are shocked after watching a surprising simulation of what happens to our brains when we die.

While the imminent reality of death is quite frightening and one can go on and on about the mortal dread of it all, apparently our brains do a neat little trick for us at last call that's actually quite beautiful.

Although death sees our vital organs shutting down, some medical outlets like the Cleveland Clinic have claimed that our brain activity actually continues on for several minutes after death.

While it's hard to visualize or understand what really happens to us after dying, a shocking simulation made by content creator Zack D. Films attempts to describe what happens to our brain the moment we die.

"Right before you die your brain has a surge of activity causing a type of electrical wave," he explains.

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"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," he continued.

"Some researchers believe that the brain is pre-planned to do this, giving you a chance to recall memories one last time."

Personally, I got goosebumps (and a little bit of mortal panic), and it seems that many have felt the same way.

Our brains seem to give us a shot of memories when dying. (Getty Stock Photo)

In the YouTube comments underneath the video, one user wrote: "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 user wrote: "Wait that's actually so sad though. It's like the brain is trying to comfort you and itself before dying by using your best memories."

"Your life flashes before your eyes makes so much sense," one user noted.

Some people think it's a heart-warming sendoff. (YouTube/ Zack D. Films)

"It's wild how our brain literally gives us a sendoff/memorial and comforts us," another added.

Now if you want to actually sink your teeth into the science of it all, the idea of our brain playing out our memories was explored in a study titled "Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human brain" published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In the study, scientists mapped out the brain activity of four people while they were dying, and found bursts of activity in their brains after their hearts stopped.

Scientists monitored the brain activity of four dying patients to see these results. (Getty Stock Photo)

Sam Parnia, a pulmonologist at New York University Langone Medical Center, said the study suggests we're 'identifying a marker of lucid consciousness.'

Moreover Ajmal Zemma, a neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville, says gamma waves can signal that different parts of the brain are working together to essentially create the image of an object or a memory.

He says how the brain does this is 'one of the biggest mysteries in neuroscience,' but seeing those same gamma waves in a dying person suggests a biological mechanism for the idea of the brain replaying memories in our final moments.

I think it's quite touching that our brain gives us a little pat on the back, but would you agree?

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