A closer look
Electroencephalogram recordings of dying patients show that the auditory system remains active and responsive to sound long after the body becomes totally unresponsive. this means hearing is widely considered the absolute last of the human senses to shut down during the transition from life to death. your brain continues processing the conversations occurring around your deathbed even as your other organs systematically fail and power down. it is a beautifully poetic mechanism that allows you to hear the final comforting words of your loved ones, or, more realistically, listen to your relatives argue over who gets to inherit your vintage record collection. you will literally be trapped in a paralyzed meat sack, fully forced to endure the agonizing sound of someone loudly chewing gum right up until your final heartbeat
