Understanding the cognitive experience of death and the near-death experience.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians November 9, 2016 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw185 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Reports that near-death experiences have been described across millennia and that the term 'near-death experience' was coined after the emergence of modern intensive care medicine. States that current research indicates adults and young children under 3, regardless of cultural background, describe comparable experiences associated with death. |
Abstract
Transcendental mystical or spiritual experiences close to death have been described for millennia. However, following the birth of modern intensive care medicine four decades ago, the specific term ‘near-death experience’ (NDE) was coined. 1 Current research indicates that, regardless of cultural background, adults and young children (<3 years) have described comparable experiences in association with death.
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