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." ...

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), ...

“…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 ...

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 ...

Charles Murray doesn’t need my help debating Steven Pinker, but as the author of the principal book on terminal lucidity, I offer a few observations (Letters, Nov. 1). Contrary to Mr. Pinker, grieving ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...