Suzanne Mays

The veridical Near-Death Experience Scale: construction and a first validation with human and artificial raters

Frontiers in Psychology October 16, 2025 Bruce Greyson, Jeffrey Long, Janice Miner Holden et al. 3 citations

Introduction: In this study, we describe the construction of the veridical Near-Death Experience Scale (vNDE Scale), a structured instrument for evaluating the evidential strength of perceptions reported during near-death experiences (NDEs), and its first validation by human and artificial raters. Methods: The construction was implemented using a typical Delphi Method. The first draft of the...

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1661390 (opens in new tab) Scale ratio Perception Preference Cognitive psychology +1

The veridical Near-Death Experience Scale (vNDE Scale): construction and a first validation with human and artificial raters

July 26, 2025 Bruce Greyson, Jeffrey Long, Janice Holden et al. preprint

Introduction: In this study, we describe the construction of the veridical Near-Death Experience Scale (vNDE Scale), a structured instrument for evaluating the evidential strength of perceptions reported during near-death experiences (NDEs), and its first validation by human and artificial raters.Methods: The construction was implemented using a typical Delphi Method. The first draft of the...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/cd6be_v2 (opens in new tab) Scale ratio Artificial intelligence Cartography

Letter to the Editor: A New Scale to Assess Near-Death Experiences

Journal of Near-Death Studies 2021 Robert Mays, Suzanne Mays 1 citation

Because the Near-Death Experience Scale (NDE Scale; Greyson, 1983) has been so widely used in NDE research, a recent article by Charlotte Martial and her colleagues ( 2020) is likely of significant interest to researchers in the field of near-death studies.In the article, the authors described a three-phase strategy that the Coma Science Group of the University of Liège in Belgium undertook to...

DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2020-38-3-p208-211. (opens in new tab)

[Letter to the editor].Near-death experiences and EEG surges at end of life.

The Journal of near-death studies 2011 Robert G. Mays, Suzanne Mays 1 citation

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing near death experiences and EEG surges at the end of life, referencing a report by Lakhmir Chawla.

DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2011-29-4-p488-493 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)

The phenomenology of the self-conscious mind.

The Journal of near-death studies 2008 Robert G. Mays, Suzanne B. Mays 11 citations

Article exploring the phenomenon of a near-death experiencer's veridical perceptions during the out-of-body experience (OBE), which strongly suggests the existence of a self-conscious mind as a "field of consciousness," a region of space where a person's consciousness exists.

DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2008-27-1-p5-45. (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)