Near-death and transcendental experiences: Neurophysiological correlates of mystical traditions.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1994-12-3-p177-200. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mystical experience Mysticism Near-death experience |
| Citations | 12 |
| Key points | Proposes that blocking or saturating sensory input at the hippocampal level may induce the first stages of transcendental experiences, and argues that many kundalini awakening accounts and an extended version of Itzhak Bentov's physio-kundalini model are consistent with this theory. |
Abstract
Article exploring a theory that the first stages of transcendental experiences might be induced by blocking or saturating sensory input to the brain at the level of the hippocampus. Many accounts of kundalini awakenings are consistent with this theory, as is an extended version of Itzhak Bentov's physio-kundalini model.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mysticism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mystical mind: probing the biology of religious experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy | 1993 | Edited collection of essays | |
| Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mysticism and schizophrenia: A phenomenological exploration of the structure of consciousness in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Biological Aspects of Near-Death Experiences Perspectives in biology and medicine September 1, 1998
- Western Scientific Approaches to Near-Death Experiences Humanities November 9, 2015
- A comparative study of near-death experience and non-near-death experience outcomes in 56 survivors of clinical death. Journal of Near-Death Studies 2004
Cites 4
- Yoga: Immortality and Freedom Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 1963
- A Community Mail Survey of Psychic Experiences July 5, 2017
- The out-of-body experience: a phenomenological typology based on questionnaire responses American Journal of Psychiatry April 1, 1982
- Pathophysiology of stress-induced limbic lobe dysfunction: A hypothesis for NDEs. 1982