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)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| 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.