Why Meditate? Change your Brain's Default Mode

I came across this on YouTube the other evening and thought that this might be of interest for others.

The parts of the brain involved in dreaming

Scientists have identified the parts of the brain that are involved in dreaming.  Dreams don't just happen in REM sleep and changes in brain activity offer clues to what the dream is about.

Brain activity recorded after death

In Canada, doctors observed delta waves in one patient more than 10 minutes after doctors confirmed the patient's death.