PODEMOS VOLTAR DA MORTE? Algumas reflexões sobre EQM Can we come back from the death? Some reflections about NDE
José Deivison de Souza
November 10, 2017 DOI: 10.7213/psicolargum.v27i56.19881 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key findings | Argues that near-death experiences are a distinct phenomenon worth studying in their own right, distinguishing clinical death from vital death, and reviews proposed explanations including brain death, hallucination, temporal lobe activity, oxygen deprivation, and depersonalization, while emphasizing the need for research into the lasting changes reported by those who have had an NDE. |
Abstract
This article exposes the concept of death, the difference between clinic death and vital death. A brief history about near death experiences (NDE) and their main characteristics. Which NDE changing effects are, or, the changes made by individuals after an NDE. The theories that explain NDE are the brain death, hallucination, temporal lobe, lack of oxygen and depersonalization. Final considerations emphasizing the importance of NDE research mainly about the subsequent effects of those who go through this experience.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distressing Near-Death Experiences | 1992 | Review | |
| Attitude Change Following Near-Death Experiences Individuals who have had near-death experiences | 1980 | Review | n = 21 |
| Near-death experiences. | 2004 | Review | |
| The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences | 2009 | Review | |
| Near-death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
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