The Journal of near-death studies
1996
William J. Serdahely
9 citations
I pose four questions for the "dying brain hypothesis" as propounded by Susan Blackmore in her book Dying to Live (1993). The first calls into question Blackmore's reductionist explanation of the "bird's-eye view" for a near-death experience (NDE) and asks why out-of-body perception from a supine position is not reported, given her theory. The second inquires as to how the materialist view...
The Journal of near-death studies
1995
William J. Serdahely
9 citations
Study of firsthand accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs), which revealed a number of variations from the prototypic NDE description, including feeling judged during a life review, seeing a nondeceased friend in the tunnel, experiencing no pain upon returning to the physical body, and crossing a barrier before being sent back.
The Journal of near-death studies
1993
William J. Serdahely
13 citations
The near-death experience (NDE) literature has long chron icled the observation that out-of-body experiences (OBEs) lead to relief from physical and emotional pain.Researchers have suggested recently that the NDE may be viewed as dissociation.People who are physically or sexually abused, including those who have multiple personality disorder, often develop dissociative defenses and may well...
The Journal of near-death studies
1993
William J. Serdahely
Letter from William J. Serdahely to the editor discussing the application of optical imaging technology in the study of near-death experiences.
The Journal of near-death studies
1993
William J. Serdahely, V. Krishnan
for investigation of the organization of the sensory and motor cortices, language, and other cognitive processes" of the human cortex (Haglund, Ojemann, and Hochman, 1992, p. 668).Michael Haglund, George Ojemann, and Daryl Hochman measured optical changes in five persons undergoing surgery for intractable epilepsy, mapped the sensory cortex and Broca's area on two awake patients under local...
The Journal of near-death studies
1992
William J. Serdahely
8 citations
Article purporting that persons who have Stage 5 or Transcendental near-death experience frequently report they were given a message that they should be more loving and helpful to others upon returning to their bodies. On the other hand, some persons who have had near-death, or near-death-like, experiences report receiving loving help from "the other side." The author proposes that these...
The Journal of near-death studies
1992
William J. Serdahely
1 citation
In this paper I compare the phenomenology of near-death experiences to that of multiple personality disorder. The comparison reveals a number of similarities, including out-of-body experiences, the transcendental environment, encounter with the higher self, possible temporal lobe involvement, and antecedent child abuse. Rather than being disparate and unrelated experiences, I suggest that the...
The Journal of near-death studies
1991
William J. Serdahely
Letter from William J. Serdahely to the editor discussing how some people might have become shamans by virtue of a near-death experience.
The Journal of near-death studies
1989
V. Krishnan, William J. Serdahely
In his Guest Editorial in Volume 6, Number 3 of this Journal, John White (1987) has warned seekers of enlightenment about what they should not do, but has not said what they should.I wish he had.Another matter to which I wish to draw attention is his statement, citing Da Love-Ananda, that there is a nonphysical reality (Being or God) that is uncaused and infinite and is the source of all that...