ISSN 0891-4494
195 papers in the library · 1,211 citations · publishing 1981-2022
The Journal of near-death studies 2022 Bruce Greyson, Pim van Lommel, Peter Fenwick 4 citations
Invited commentary discussing interpretation of brainwave recordings taken of an elderly patient who suffered a cardiac arrest and it's relationship to near-death experiences.
The Journal of near-death studies 2022 Robert A. King 2 citations
Article regarding observed somatic continuance (OSC) -- i.e., situations where an experiencer observes their physical body persisting in semi-autonomous behavior from what appears to be a detached vantage point -- and discussing possible theories about what might trigger the experiences.
The Journal of near-death studies 2021 Bruce Greyson 7 citations
Article responding to criticism of the author's book regarding research in near-death experiences (NDEs) and clarifying that psychedelic molecules may be a factor in some NDEs but is only one factor and not relevant to all NDEs.
The Journal of near-death studies 2017 Mays Mays 14 citations
In "Near Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife," authors John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin (2016) argued for purely physicalist explanations of near-death experiences (NDEs) and against "supernatural" explanations involving objects and events--out-of-body experiences, heavenly realms, meeting deceased relatives--that have no physical reality. In our critique,...
The Journal of near-death studies 2017 Gregory Sushan
A wide-ranging survey of ethnographic, explorer, and missionary literature demonstrates that although historical accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) are attested in indigenous African societies, they are comparatively rare. Correspondingly, there is also a scarcity of mythological narratives of journeys to afterlife realms and a comparative lack of concern with afterlife speculation per...
The Journal of near-death studies 2016 Gregory Shushan 3 citations
This article discusses near-death experiences as a central theme of Native American afterlife beliefs, and Native Americans' response to Christian missionaries. It argues that NDEs and socio-political factors can explain Native American religious revitalization movements and beliefs in general.
The Journal of near-death studies 2015 Bruce Greyson, Mitchell B. Liester, Lee Kinsey et al. 5 citations
Electromagnetic (EM) aftereffects have been reported following near-death experiences (NDEs). These effects include both (a) EM actions, apparent actions by the individual on the surrounding EM environment, and (b) EM reactions, apparent reactions of the individual to the EM environment. This study investigated EM aftereffects among 216 NDErs, 54 persons who had been close to death without...
The Journal of near-death studies 2014 Bruce Greyson 14 citations
This article discusses spiritually transformative experiences and how they differ from psychotic experiences, including the context, content, how the experience is remembered, and effect on the individual.
The Journal of near-death studies 2014 Masayuki Ohkado, Bruce Greyson 8 citations
Decades of studies on near-death experiences (NDEs) have reveals both cross-cultural and culture-specific features (Kellehear, 2009) and that it is important to determine which aspects are attributed to the physiological, biological, or psychological mechanisms shared by all humans and which aspects are of cultural origin. In this article, we examine Japanese NDEs and compare their features...
The Journal of near-death studies 2013 Michael J. Rush
An article titled "A Prospectively Studied Near-Death Experience with Corroborated Out-of-Body Perceptions and Unexplained Healing" by Penny Sartori, Paul Badham, and Peter Fenwick was published in the Journal of Near-Death Studies in 2006. The authors concluded that the reported case strengthened "the cumulative experience derived from many other individual cases that suggest that our current...
The Journal of near-death studies 2012 Stanley Krippner
Abstract: Spiritual experiences are a potent means by which a person's attitudes and behaviors may changed, usually (but not always) in benevolent ways. This article presents examples from various times and places, many from the annals organized religion. Research into spiritually transformative experiences is reviewed as is a means to measure spiritual content in written or verbal reports: the...
The Journal of near-death studies 2012 Ryan Rominger
DEATH STUDIES (formerly ANABIOSIS) is sponsored by the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS). The Journal publishes articles on near-death experiences and on the empirical effects and theoretical implications of such events, and on such related phenomena as out-of-body experiences, deathbed visions, after-death communication, the experiences of dying persons, comparable...
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 David Rousseau 10 citations
In this paper I support the view that NDEs provide empirical support for mind-body substance dualism and argue that a systems-theoretical analysis of the evidence is required to obtain valid insights into the nature of the mind as a substantial object existing in addition to the body. Without such an approach, systems phenomena such as property emergence and property masking could lead to...
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 Carlos S. Alvarado 8 citations
Between 1889 and 1903, several authors published papers in the French journal "Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Etranger" and in a few other publications in which they discussed panoramic memory, changes of affect, and a sense of detachment from the body in dying persons. With a few exceptions these publications have been ignored in modern discussion of the phenomena of the dying....
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 3 citations
A common theme noted among near-death experiencers (NDErs) is the affirmation of increased spirituality after their near-death experiences (NDEs). This study focused on the question of whether the Human Spirituality Scale (HSS), a commonly used spirituality measure, would exhibit a ceiling effect among NDErs. Thirty-seven participants from eight countries participated in the online study. HSS...
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 Michael Nahm 2 citations
In recent decades, the Tibetan Book of the Dead (TBD) has attracted much attention from Westerners interested in Eastern spirituality and has been discussed in the literature on dying and near-death experiences. However, the history of the TBD has practically been ignored in that literature up to now. This history has been elaborated in detail by Tibetologist Bryan Cuevas (2003). To bring this...
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.
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 P. M. H. Atwater
My investigation has shown me that near-death experiences (NDEs) are not some kind of anomaly but, rather, are part of the larger genre of transformations of consciousness. The clue I believe most researchers have missed is stress -- specifically, the intensity that comes from that stress (known in shamanism as "high stress"). I believe the entire pattern of aftereffects and the degree to which...
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 Van der Heyden
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing the flaws in a widely referenced Gallup poll about near-death experiences and calls for a new demographic study amongst various populations.
The Journal of near-death studies 2011 Stuart R. Hameroff
In this article, I reply to Gerald Woerlee's (2011, this issue) claim that during Pam Reynold's near-death experience (NDE), she actually could hear through normal means. I respond in terms of my 35 years experience as a clinical anesthesiologist, researcher into mechanisms of anesthesia and consciousness, and proponent of a theory of non-local consciousness put forth by mathematical physicist...
The Journal of near-death studies 2010 Carlos S. Alvarado 4 citations
Google Books is a digital library covering out of print publications about a variety of topics, among them materials relevant for a history of discussions, observations, and collections of cases of out-of-body experiences and death-related phenomena such as near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and apparitions. In this article, I provide examples of copyright-free and cost-free sources from...
The Journal of near-death studies 2010 Ken R. Vincent 1 citation
Near-death experiences (NDEs) and other transpersonal experiences -- those that transcend the usual personal experiential limits of space and/or time -- point to the existence and nature of God and ongoing personal consciousness following physical death. In this article, I review the history of these experiences prior to 1850 and of their study during three periods of scientific research...
The Journal of near-death studies 2010 Janice Miner Holden
Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes. This issue includes articles which address the affects of culture on near-death experiences.
The Journal of near-death studies 2010 Ken R. Vincent
Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs) and other transpersonal experiences -- those that transcend the usual personal experiential limits of space and/or time -- point to the existence and nature of God and ongoing personal consciousness following physical death. In this article, I review the history of these experiences prior to 1850 and of their study during three periods of scientific...
The Journal of near-death studies 2010 Dan Punzak
Review of a book titled "Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience" written by Pam van Lommel.