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Schizophrenia, dissociative anaesthesia and near-death experience; three events meeting at the NMDA receptor.

Med Hypotheses 2004 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-9877(03)00307-4 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Near-death experience
Key points Argues that schizophrenia, dissociative anaesthesia, and near-death experiences meet at the NMDA receptor, proposing a shared neurobiological basis involving NMDA receptor hypofunction.

Abstract

Schizophrenia, dissociative anaesthesia and near-death experience; three events meeting at the NMDA receptor.