1. What happens to your brain when you die?

Neurophysiological Processes at the Threshold of Death:
Ischemia, Excitotoxicity, and the Scientific Debate on Conscious Experience

By Ahmed Abdul Moiz

The process of dying is characterized by a rapid cascade of neurophysiological events that
culminate in the irreversible loss of brain function. While death is often defined clinically by
the cessation of cardiac and respiratory activity, it is the brain’s response to these events that
ultimately determines the point of biological death.
This paper examines the neurobiological processes that occur in the brain during the final
moments of life, with a particular focus on cerebral ischemia, neuronal energy failure,
excitotoxicity, calcium-mediated cellular damage, and the cessation of electrophysiological
activity.
Drawing primarily on the comprehensive review by Shlobin et al. (2023), alongside
supporting evidence from peer-reviewed neuroscience literature indexed in Google Scholar,
this paper synthesizes current scientific understanding of how neuronal systems fail during
cardiac arrest and hypoxia.
In addition, the paper critically explores near-death experiences (NDEs) and addresses both
neurobiological explanations and controversial interpretations concerning consciousness at
death. By integrating cellular, systems-level, and experiential perspectives, this review aims
to clarify what is known – and what remains unresolved – about brain function at the threshold
of death.

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References names:

Ahmed Abdul Moiz
Ms. Shameelah R. Balki (NBC-WHC) – Yale Researcher
Dr. Mujtaba Haider Imran
Dr. Rizwan Ahmed
Dr. Faisal Siddiqui

2. Oakware of a Free Man

By Ahmed Abdul Moiz

Between your fingers, you hold a stone and throw it into flowing water. The effect might not
be easy to see. Ripples will form where the stone breaks the tide; one plop will multiply into
another, and as fervently as the commotion had occurred, it will die out in the still
tumultuous course. That’s all. Nothing unusual. Nothing unimaginable.

In a sea of stars, Hala 1 had been my confidante. Though its flux was monotonous and
ordinary in many ways, its love came to me suddenly and brusquely, like a stone flung into
still waters. Ripples slip off the stone’s facet, weather intricate patterns like age-old road
maps, and settle with the muted palettes of grey. Until all that’s left is silence.

Between the enmity of one and the tranquillity of the other, neither cares for posterity.

In the waters of life, one seeks to be a free man.

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