A growing number of professional institutions are seriously looking at questions involving consciousness and what happens to it after we die.

Researchers reviewing near-death experiences and animal experiments claim consciousness may continue after the heart stops, ...

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

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

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

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 ...

You know the stories: a flash of light, a tunnel, maybe even a mysterious voice telling you it’s not your time. Near-death experiences have fascinated people for ...

A groundbreaking study indicates that patients may experience vivid memories and awareness even after being declared clinically dead, challenging long-held beliefs about brain activity after cardiac ...

We often view death as a light being switched off suddenly. The moment a human’s pulse stops, we assume the person is gone. But new research by the American Association for the Advancement of Science ...

But whether you believe in the afterlife, reincarnation or simply the idea that when you're dead, that's it, a new study has revealed a shocking truth about what happens after our hearts stop beating.