Dementia is often described as "the long goodbye." Although the person is still alive, dementia slowly and irreversibly chips away at their memories and the qualities that make someone "them." ...

Last year, I received a phone call telling me that my mother was seriously ill and would probably pass away in the next few hours. I rushed to the hospital and found my mum deeply unconscious, in a ...

The grandad was bedbound for weeks used some of his last breaths to give very specific instructions to his carer before ...

“…the Socrates who is now conversing and arranging the details of his argument is really I; [Crito] thinks I am the one whom he will presently see as a corpse ...

There are records of several unusual experiences reported by people in a terminal state, occurring in the final days, hours, or minutes of life. One such experience, known as terminal lucidity (TL), ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Alexander Batthyány writes that “a good scientific theory should predict and explain what is observed. Mr. Pinker’s materialism does neither” (Letters, Nov. 6). Yet a biologically plausible hypothesis ...

Research assessed caregivers' perceptions when witnessing episodes of terminal lucidity in children. The findings indicate that witnessing these episodes was regarded as a profoundly spiritual ...

Explore the phenomenon of terminal lucidity through Anna Katharina Ehmer's astonishing deathbed experience. Discover what this means for neuroscience. Can sick people gain mental clarity just before ...

A 96-year-old grandad was bedbound for a number of weeks with low blood oxygen before having a final surge of energy ...