Does life flash before your eyes? Brain scan of dying man suggests it’s possible

Scientists report unexpected brain activity in patient, 87, as he died from heart attack

When Harry Stamper sets off a bomb to save planet Earth in the film Armageddon, his life flashes before his eyes. Now research has revealed tantalising clues that such recall may not be Hollywood hyperbole.

An international team of scientists has reported an unexpected situation in which they recorded the brain activity of an 87-year-old patient as he died.