Antonio Bianchi

Comments on "The ketamine model of the near-death experience: A central role for the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor".

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1997 Antonio Bianchi 1 citation

Although ketamine can induce a state similar to a near-death experience (NDE), there is a striking difference between experiences induced by ketamine used in a recreational context and in an operating room. Ketamine is a noncompetitive antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, as is ibogaine, the main alkaloid of a shrub used in Central Africa to induce NDEs in a religious context....