傳說人在彌留之際，會有回憶的影像片段出現，浪漫的說是人生跑馬燈，科學說是「伽瑪震盪」（gamma oscillations），這段期間人將深層記憶一點一點的拼湊回來。人長期倚靠視覺來感知跟記憶，因此大多被形容成像幻燈片一樣，但其實最後一個失去的感官會是觸覺或是聽覺，而科學也證實了這一切。或許在那段時間，我們的耳朵體驗了更多穿插在外界與記憶之中的感受，如同《鹿柴》一樣：空山不見人，但聞人語響。返景入深林，復照青苔上。
In the final moments of legend, there emerges a sequence of nostalgic visual fragments, romantically referred to as the carousel of life, and scientifically known as "gamma oscillations." During this period, one painstakingly reconstructs deep-seated memories fragment by fragment. As humans heavily rely on vision for perception and recollection, it is often likened to a slideshow. However, intriguingly, the last sense to fade away is believed to be touch or hearing, a notion corroborated by scientific findings. Perhaps during that interval, our ears are privy to a multitude of sensations intertwined with the external world and memories, reminiscent of the lines from "Deer Enclosure" by Wang Wei: "In empty mountains, one sees no one; Only the echoes of human voices can be heard. Returning sunlight penetrates deep into the woods, Illuminating once more the green moss."
