Pathophysiology of stress-induced limbic lobe dysfunction: A hypothesis for NDEs.
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Limbic system Neurohormones Hippocampal formation Hippocampus Temporal lobe Central nervous system Epilepsy |
| Citations | 70 |
| Key points | Proposes that neurohormones influencing hippocampal activity may cause characteristics of NDE limbic lobe syndrome. |
Abstract
This paper discusses the strong resemblance of near-death experiences (NDEs) to complex hallucinations associated with limbic lobe dysfunction. The paper presents the hypothesis that neurohormones with the capacity to influence hippocampal activity may also cause characteristics of NDE limbic lobe syndrome.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times | 1987 | Historical analysis | |
| Neuroscience and the Near-Death Experience: Roles for the NMSA-PCP receptor, the sigma receptor and the endopsychosins | 1990 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Implications of near-death experiences for a postmaterialist psychology. | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-Death Experience as a Probe to Explore (Disconnected) Consciousness | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Near-death experiences between science and prejudice | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 18
- Features of "near-death experience" in relation to whether or not patients were near death The Lancet November 1, 1990
- The Near-death Experience The British Journal of Psychiatry November 1, 1988
- NEAR‐DEATH EXPERIENCES AND SPIRITUALITY Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science June 2, 2006
- The effect of carbon dioxide on near-death experiences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: a prospective observational study Critical Care April 8, 2010
- Near-death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors Progress in Brain Research 2005
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