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Extrasomatic emotions.

Journal of Near-Death Studies 1993 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1993-11-3-p149-170 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

AI-extracted from the abstract
Characteristics Observational study Peer reviewed
Sample size 54
Population People in Italy who reported out-of-body experiences, either in good health or during a coma or a state of presumed death
Key findings The investigation examined the emotions reported by 54 people during out-of-body experiences, comparing those who had such experiences in good health with those who had them during a coma or a state of presumed death; the abstract does not state the results.

Abstract

Article describing an investigation carried out in Italy on 54 subjects, half of whom had out-of-body experiences (OBEs) in good health, and half of whom had OBEs in a coma or in a state of presumed death. The focus of this research was the emotions subjects reported having felt during their OBEs.