Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Researchers believe they may have evidence that human beings' lives literally "flash before their eyes" as they die.
For what they claim is the first time, neurosurgeon Dr. Ajmal Zemmar and his colleagues recorded the activity of a dying human brain, according to an article published Thursday by the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
In doing so, they said they discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall and meditation.
The findings provide a potential explanation for vivid life recall in near-death experiences, the researchers said.