Psychophysiological and cultural correlates undermining a survivalist interpretation of near-death experiences.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2007 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2007-26-2-p89-125. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key points | Argues that psychophysiological and cultural correlates of NDEs suggest these experiences are solely products of individuals' minds, not evidence of a transcendental realm. |
Abstract
Third part of a critique of survivalist interpretations of near-death experiences (NDEs), which considers psychophysiological and cultural correlates of NDEs suggesting that such experiences are solely products of individuals' minds rather than windows into a transcendental realm.
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 2
Cites 18
- Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion December 1, 1987
- Distressing Near-Death Experiences Psychiatry February 1, 1992
- Features of "near-death experience" in relation to whether or not patients were near death The Lancet November 1, 1990
- The phenomenology of near-death experiences American Journal of Psychiatry October 1, 1980
- Near-Death Experiences and the Temporal Lobe Psychological Science March 24, 2004
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