‘What happens to us after we die remains largely unknown; however, a growing body of research suggests that awareness may continue beyond clinical death, a medical term that no longer carries a black and white definition.
Prior to the 1950s, “clinical death” meant vital organs, such as the lungs, heart and brain, had stopped working. However, due to technological advancements, humans can now be kept alive via mechanical ventilators, leading to a new definition called “brain dead.” People declared brain dead and kept alive by a ventilator have blood circulation and the ability to fight off infections, as well as birth a child.
“The themes relating to the experience of death appear far broader than what has been understood so far, or what has been described as so called near-death experiences,” said Dr. Jerry Nolan, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Resuscitation, which published a study examining “the broad range of mental experiences in relation to death.”‘
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