Can science explain the near-death experience
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1989 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1989-8-2-p77-92. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Humanity Consciousness Engineering ethics Scientific evidence Epistemology Law |
| Key points | Argues that the benefits of scientifically studying near-death experiences outweigh the risks, given the unique insights they offer into consciousness and death. |
Abstract
Article discussing empirical questions about near-death experiences (NDEs) that can be explored by the scientific method. Scientific study poses risks both to NDErs and to our understanding of the NDE itself. However, because the NDE allows unique access to information about consciousness and death, those risks are outweighed by the benefits to NDErs and to humanity derived from a scientific description of NDErs.
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
Cites 6
- The phenomenology of near-death experiences American Journal of Psychiatry October 1, 1980
- Attitude Change Following Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry August 1, 1980
- A typology of near-death experiences American Journal of Psychiatry August 1, 1985
- Childhood Near-Death Experiences Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine November 1, 1986
- Near-death experiences and personal values American Journal of Psychiatry May 1, 1983
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