It’s not just a literary or cinematic trope. The idea that people ‘see the light’ or experience vivid, dreamlike hallucinations (such as having their life ‘flash’ before their eyes) at the moment of death has some basis in science. Near-death experiences are often tantalizingly similar, and include visions of deceased loved ones, bright lights, and the feeling of floating through the air, writes Medical News Today. And it’s common for those who skirt death to report dramatic visions. Now, we may know why… Researchers find a spike in brain activity at the time of deathIn 2023, Jimo Borjigin, an…