Pathophysiology of stress-induced limbic lobe dysfunction: A hypothesis for NDEs.
January 1, 1982 Daniel J.j. Carr 70 citations
Near-death experiences (NDEs) closely resemble complex hallucinations that arise from dysfunction in the limbic lobe. The paper hypothesizes that neurohormones capable of influencing hippocampal activity may also produce the features of a limbic lobe syndrome seen in NDEs.