Designing a "Near-Death Experience" Reality Testing System.
Ali Akbar Shakeri, Sedigheh Ebrahimi, Mohsen Faseleh Jahromi, Seyed Ziaaddin Tabei
Journal of medical physics 2021 DOI: 10.4103/jmp.jmp_60_21 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Aware Test |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | A new system for testing visual and auditory elements during near-death experiences uses dynamic images, timed movies, and automatic activation, and records ambient sounds for post-resuscitation inquiry. |
Abstract
"Near-death experiences (NDEs)" are usually depicted with a vivid perception of departure from the physical body and being in a distinctive spatial and temporal area setting. There are challenges to whether consciousness during this phenomenon is cerebral or extracerebral? To investigate this subject further, the AWARE research projects were designed. It was a research milestone in this field. During the AWARE projects, images were put in the cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) area. The person with experience of leaving the body was then asked about the nature of the images. In a recent project, a complementary system was designed that contains two main parts: a transmitter connected to the electroshock (as starter) and a receiver connected to the monitor. The laboratory experiment showed that the connection between the parts of the system was systematically and meticulously organized. This new system, such as the AWARE projects, is based on the perception of the visual and auditory elements, during the out-of-body experience component of the NDE but, unlike the AWAREs, it has three main differences in testing of visual elements: unfixed/dynamic images, "timed" movie's capacity, and the automatic activation. Also this system, records the ambient sounds.So, after the successful resuscitation, researchers will be asked about the ambient sounds specification. The new system records the ambient sounds. Consequently, it becomes feasible to study environmental and corporeal events in more detail, during the phenomenon.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain activity in near-death experiencers during a meditative state Near-death experiencers | 2009 | Within-subjects experimental design with Meditation and Control conditions | |
| Meditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences: a 3-Year Longitudinal Study Advanced Buddhist meditators | 2018 | Longitudinal within-subjects comparison with control conditions and embedded qualitative analysis | n = 12 |
| EEG signature of near-death-like experiences during syncope-induced periods of unresponsiveness. Healthy volunteers | 2024 | Experimental study | n = 22 |
| COMPARING THE DIFFERENCE IN NURSES' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES (NDES) BEFORE AND AFTER RECEIVING NDE EDUCATION Registered nurses employed in Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities | 2026 | Quasi-experimental study | n = 41 |
| Teaching about near-death experiences: the effectiveness of using The Day I Died. Advanced undergraduates at a southwestern university (66 in the experimental group; 39... | 2011 | Quasi-experimental study | n = 105 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 2
- Near-Death Experiences: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review of Published Literature From 1977 to 2025. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying July 30, 2025
- Piecing the Puzzle: Towards Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Understanding of Patients’ Near-Death Experiences British Journal of Nursing Studies September 10, 2023
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