Researchers reviewing near-death experiences and animal experiments claim consciousness may continue after the heart stops, calling for death to be redefined ...

Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

The human brain may maintain consciousness for a considerable period following clinical death, according to research ...

People may be conscious for several hours after they have died, a study has claimed. Evidence has been found that ...

The space between life and death has fascinated scientists, mystics, and near-death experiencers for centuries. It’s the strange, elusive in-between — a liminal state the body enters when the heart ...

The human brain could remain conscious for up to several hours after death, according to a new study. Data has revealed that some people may be alert to their surroundings despite being declared ...

A researcher in near-death experiences says our definition of 'death' should change.