Heaven can wait - or down to earth in real time: Near-death experience revisited.
C Van Tellingen
Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation October 1, 2008 DOI: 10.1007/bf03086179 (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 | Hibernation Medical history |
| Key points | Proposes that near-death experiences can be explained neurophysiologically as a forme fruste of hibernation, rather than as evidence of a supernatural origin. |
Abstract
Near-death experience (NDE) is an intriguing phenomenon that invites more questions than answers. Hitherto emphasis has been laid on apparent similarities in accounts of NDE to prove a supernatural origin while in fact unique differences besides gross similarities support a neurophysiological explanation. A teleological approach is suggested to explain the neuroprotective strategies involved and accordingly a forme fruste of the biological concept of hibernation is put forward as an unifying hypothesis for clarification. (Neth Heart J 2008;16:359-62.).
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 5
- Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective study in the Netherlands The Lancet December 1, 2001
- Near-Death Experiences and the Temporal Lobe Psychological Science March 24, 2004
- Childhood Near-Death Experiences Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine November 1, 1986
- The Limbic System and the Soul: Evolution and the Neuroanatomy of Religious Experience Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science March 2, 2001
- Do Prevailing Societal Models Influence Reports of Near-Death Experiences? The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease March 1, 2006