Response to “Corroboration of the dentures anecdote involving veridical perception in a near-death experience”.
G. Woerlee
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2010 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2010-28-4-p181-191 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Argues that the prior article's account contains inaccuracies and false assumptions. Proposes a medical explanation for survival during cardiac arrest and for the occurrence of an NDE, and discusses how simultaneous chest pain and out-of-body perception could occur. |
Abstract
Abstract: In this article, I address some of what I consider the inaccuracies and false assumptions in a recent article in this Journal entitled "Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience" (Smit, 2008). I provide a medical explanation of how it was possible for the man reporting this remarkable NDE to have survived his period of cardiac arrest and how it was possible for him to have undergone an NDE. More importantly, I discuss how it was possible for this man to have undergone the truly unusual perceptions of feeling pain in his chest due to cardiac massage at the same time as his consciousness was displaced out of his body during an out-of-body experience.