Written by Professor Alexander Batthyany, "Threshold" explores the phenomenon of terminal lucidity, where individuals with severe brain damage or cognitive impairments (such as Alzheimer's disease) experience a sudden, unexpected return to full mental clarity shortly before death. The book delves into the implications of these cases for understanding consciousness, the mind-body connection, and the possibility that the mind can operate independently of the physical brain.
Professor Alexander Bathani, who wrote threshold about terminal lucidity, put it really nicely when he said, "Maybe at the border of life and death, we see something that is true all along, but we don't, for whatever reason, see"
""Professor Alexander Batthyany is explicitly mentioned as the author of "Threshold," a book about terminal lucidity. The speaker references his insightful quote regarding what might be true at the border of life and death, and provides a specific example of an 82-year-old Alzheimer's patient who regained full lucidity before dying. This book is directly relevant to the discussion on consciousness, the mind-body problem, and unexplained phenomena at the end of life."