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near-death experience
Also known as: Near-death experience, near-death experiences, NDEs, near-death experience
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Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us Jan 29, 2024 10 facts
referenceMobbs D and Watt C published 'There is nothing paranormal about near-death experiences: how neuroscience can explain seeing bright lights, meeting the dead, or being convinced you are one of them' in Trends in Cognitive Sciences in 2011.
referenceNelson K R, Michelle Mattingly, Sherman A Lee, and Frederick A Schmitt published 'Does the arousal system contribute to near death experience?' in Neurology in 2006.
claimPost-materialist researchers investigate fourteen paranormal and parapsychological phenomena, including out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, psi phenomena, telepathy, remote viewing, presentiment experiments, effects of intention on biological and non-biological systems, remote staring, reincarnation research, mediumship research, and deathbed communications, to argue that consciousness can exist outside the brain or when the brain has ceased to function (van Lommel, et al.).
referenceVan Lommel P authored the book 'Consciousness beyond life: The science of the near-death experience', published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2010.
perspectiveMaterialists dismiss post-materialist quantum theorizing and paranormal phenomena as pseudoscience or folk psychology, or argue that phenomena like near-death experiences are products of brain neurophysiology that are not yet fully understood.
referenceTimmermann C, Roseman L, Williams L, Erritzoe D, Martial C, et al. published 'DMT Models the Near-Death Experience' in Frontiers in Psychology in 2018.
measurementThe Greyson near-death experience (NDE) scale is a 16-item instrument used to assess elements of near-death experiences, such as awareness of being dead, out-of-body experiences, tunnels of light, meeting deceased people, and positive emotions, particularly in cardiac arrest survivors and blind individuals (van Lommel, et al.).
referencePress Greyson B published 'Implications of Near-Death Experiences for a Postmaterialist Psychology' in 2010.
referenceVan Lommel P, R van Wees, V Meyers, and I Elfferich published a prospective study titled 'Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective study in the Netherlands' in The Lancet in 2001.
claimMocombe asserts that the psychion, the elementary particle of consciousness, is a wavefunction that is never destroyed, which allows for near-death experiences, reincarnation, and parapsychological phenomena such as teleportation and telekinesis through the manipulation of electromagnetic fields and frequencies.
Psychedelics and Consciousness: Distinctions, Demarcations, and ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 3 facts
claimThe 5MeO-DMT experience shows high comparability to near-death experiences, particularly in major mystical experiential domains such as ego dissolution and the transcendence of time and space.
claimPascal Michael, David Luke, and Oliver Robinson published a study in 2022 in Frontiers in Psychology comparing near-death experiences (NDE) with experiences induced by the endogenous psychedelic drug 5-Methoxy-DMT (5MeO-DMT).
claimNear-death experiences and psychedelic experiences share characteristics such as entering other worlds, meeting menacing or benevolent entities, experiencing synesthesia, perinatal regression, and lucid dreamlike properties.
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Sep 27, 2017 2 facts
claimThe biological basis for 'form constants' is evidenced by their manifestation in diverse states beyond drug use, including near-death experiences, hypnagogic states, medical conditions, sensory deprivation, sensory overstimulation, exposure to flickering lights, and the effects of extensive chanting or rhythmic drumming.
claimAn ancient mode of imaginal consciousness manifests in dreams, daydreaming, shamanic visions, mystical experiences, near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, and psychedelic visions.
The Montreal model: an integrative biomedical-psychedelic ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceThe study 'Neurochemical models of near-death experiences: a large-scale study based on the semantic similarity of written reports' by Martial et al. was published in Consciousness and Cognition in 2019.
claimFraming ketamine experiences as meaningful can increase their vividness and perceived insight, but can also increase the distress associated with negative experiences like near-death experiences.
Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimControlled studies show that psychedelics reliably produce mystical-type experiences involving self-loss, awe, and connectedness, as well as anomalous experiences like synaesthesia, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, and entity encounters, which are commonly interpreted as spiritual interactions in pre-modern cultures.
Is Reality an Illusion? New Theory Challenges Modern Physics scitechdaily.com Mar 1, 2026 1 fact
claimMaria Strømme's theoretical framework interprets phenomena such as telepathy or near-death experiences as possible outcomes of an interconnected field of consciousness, rather than as supernatural events.
Psychedelic Drugs News - ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com 1 fact
claimOut-of-body experiences, such as near-death experiences, can have a transformative effect on an individual's ability to experience empathy and connect with others.
Classification Schemes of Altered States of Consciousness - ORBi orbi.uliege.be 1 fact
referenceP. Fritz, N. Lejeune, H. Cassol, S. Laureys, O. Gosseries, and C. Martial authored 'Near-Death Experiences: What Do We Know?', published in the book 'Coma and Disorders of Consciousness' by Springer International Publishing in 2023.
Altered States of Consciousness, Psychedelics - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
claimNear-death experiences (NDEs) occur in individuals undergoing the first stages of physical death and can also manifest as a nontypical form of non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org 1 fact
referenceYaden, D. B., Potash, J. B., & Griffiths, R. R. published a study titled 'Comparison of psychedelic and near-death or other non-ordinary experiences in changing attitudes about death and dying' in the journal PLOS ONE in 2022.
Dr. Steven Greer: Unveiling the Mysteries of Aliens, UFOs, and ... latest-ufo-sightings.net 1 fact
accountSteven Greer experienced a close encounter with an unidentified flying object as a teenager following a near-death experience.
Consciousness as the foundation: New theory addresses nature of ... phys.org Nov 25, 2025 1 fact
claimIn Maria Strømme's quantum-mechanical model, phenomena such as telepathy and near-death experiences are explained as natural consequences of a shared field of consciousness.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND -- A Ridiculous ... disappointmentmedia.com Apr 7, 2020 1 fact
perspectiveAn anonymous commenter expresses a belief in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and the concept that humans are spiritual beings.