5 papers in the library · 38 citations · publishing 2023-2025
Brain and Behavior October 1, 2025 Pauline Fritz, Anaïs Pichelin, Aurore Ancion et al. 2 citations
This case, set within its medical and pharmacological context, provides a unique opportunity to study NDEs and their precipitating context. The reported transformations underscore the importance of recognizing NDEs for their possible long-term effects on patients and relevance to medical practice.
Frontiers in Psychology July 22, 2025 Pascal Michael, Pauline Fritz, Olivia Gosseries et al. 1 citation
Near-death experiences (NDEs), a syndrome of experiences with mystical-type content classically arising in the context of life-threatening situations, are under-researched in terms of their relevance for acute medical care. We here discuss several reasons to raise the importance of conducting more comprehensive NDE research in emergency and critical care contexts, including but not limited to...
Nature reviews. Neurology June 1, 2025 Charlotte Martial, Pauline Fritz, Olivia Gosseries et al. 19 citations
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are episodes of disconnected consciousness that typically occur in situations that involve an actual or potential physical threat or are perceived as such, and the experiences are characterized by a rich content with prototypical mystical features. Several explanatory theories for NDEs have been proposed, ranging from psychological or neurophysiological to...
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP 2024 Charlotte Martial, Pauline Fritz, Héléna Cassol et al. 3 citations
It is not rare that intensive care unit (ICU) patients report unusual subjective experiences, ranging from a feeling of harmony with the environment to complex phenomena such as near-death experience (NDE). This 1-year follow-up study investigates the characteristics and potential global impact of the NDE memories recalled by ICU survivors. We prospectively enrolled 126 adult survivors of a...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience April 28, 2023 Aminata Bicego, Héléna Cassol, Jessica Simon et al. 13 citations
Introduction Little is known about the potential personality and psychological predictors of near-death experiences (NDEs), and fewer yet those of near-death-like experiences (NDEs-like; similar phenomenology reported after a non-life-threatening context). This study investigated whether personality traits (Openness, Extraversion, Pleasantness, Conscientiousness, and Neuroticism), dissociative...