Scientists Say They Have Found Evidence of the ‘Soul’ Leaving the Body at Death

Scientists believe they have found compelling evidence suggesting the ‘soul’ may leave the body at the moment of death.

A recent study examined brain activity in clinically dead patients, with Dr. Stuart Hameroff, an anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona, providing his perspective on the findings.

As part of the research, small sensors were placed on the brains of seven terminally ill patients who were in their final moments.

The advanced monitoring devices tracked each patient’s blood pressure and heart function until both ultimately flatlined.

Remarkably, the results showed that an electroencephalogram (EEG) detected a mysterious surge of energy occurring just after death.

Hameroff explained to Project Unity, “They saw everything go away and then [psh] you got this activity when there was no blood pressure, no heart rate.

“So that could be the near-death experience, or it could be the soul leaving the body, perhaps.”

The professor suggests this sudden burst of activity might represent consciousness departing from the body, arguing that it is “the last thing to go” during the dying process.

“The point is it shows that consciousness is actually, probably, a very low energy process,” he added.

“This has been a fairly reproducible event—maybe not 100%, but about 50% of patients show this when measured.”

In the study, researchers proposed that the most likely explanation for the phenomenon is that the bursts occur due to the brain being deprived of oxygen.

Addressing this theory on Through the Wormhole, a documentary series on The Science Channel, Hameroff elaborated: