Could we ever retrieve memories from the brain of someone who's died?Retrieving some parts of memories may be possible, but ...

Key Takeaways ・Thousands of near-death experiences show consistent patterns, including out-of-body awareness and feelings of peace. ・New brain studies reveal organized neural activity during cardiac ...

“Somebody will perfuse a dead human brain, and I think it will be in an unconventional setting, not necessarily in a pure research manner,” Greely told me.

Last month, a Philadelphia-based biotech company kicked off a clinical trial that pushes the envelope of what it means to be dead. Armed with ethical approval from the IRB at the Anupam Hospital in ...

Still, the researchers watching this process said that the brain no longer appeared dead. ... Vrselja and his colleagues are now studying donated human brains with their machine, BrainEx.

Doctors Intrigued by Treatment That Makes Dead Brains Show Signs of Life "We are trying to be transparent and very careful because there’s so much value that can come out of this." 11.29.24, 9: ...

Ethical considerations. As the research progresses toward human brain studies, complex ethical questions emerge. The team implemented strict protocols, including the use of sedatives in their ...

In a new experiment, an experimental support system, called BrainEx, delivered artificial blood to pig brains preventing degradation of important neural functions. It’s raising questions but ...

The brains of dying people may spark to sudden life in their final moments. Two apparently brain-dead people taken off of life-support showed sudden spikes in neural activity, according to a study … ...

No human -- specifically, no human brain -- has been brought back from death or from a state of postmortem preservation. Alcor points to research in worms and the organs of small mammals that it ...

If H. naledi, with its small brain, was burying its dead, using fire as a light source and creating engravings, then scientists may need to rethink the connection between brain size and behavior.

Still, the researchers watching this process said that the brain no longer appeared dead. ... Vrselja and his colleagues are now studying donated human brains with their machine, BrainEx.