Living beings bring more order to the world, and are required by the second law of thermodynamics, to simultaneously produce more disorder through metabolic heat dissipation. Consciousness in living beings produces even more order, enhancing survival and reproduction, and incurs an entropy debt that must be paid separately, and non-metabolically, through heat dissipation produced by Landauer’s...
Abstract Background Near-death experiences (NDEs) have been increasingly studied due to their recurrent and structured nature in patients who survive cardiac arrest (CA). These experiences often include sensations of peace, out-of-body perceptions, or encounters with luminous presences. The Light Project was designed to replicate the seminal study by van Lommel et al. (The Lancet, 2001) in a...
Near-death experiences occur in approximately 15% of intensive care unit survivors. Despite their profound impact on post-intensive care syndrome and long-term psychological recovery, near-death experiences remain under-addressed in clinical settings. To systematically map and synthesize evidence regarding the subjective experiences, influencing factors, assessment tools, and prognostic impacts...
Near-death experiences (NDEs) occur in all cultures for many who are revived from clinical death. Anyone, from believers to atheists, can have one. The life-changing, spiritually transforming NDEs of medical doctors Eben Alexander and Tony Cicoria discussed in this article are amplified by the thousands of cases that doctors Pim Van Lommel and Jeffrey Long have researched. Van Lommel believes...
The association between near-death experiences (NDEs) and physiological indicators remains an unsolved mystery, which hinders in-depth understanding of the essence of consciousness and life processes. Traditional single-indicator analysis methods have limitations, and a comprehensive multi-modal research approach is urgently needed to advance relevant explorations in the fields of medicine,...
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are phenomena reported by individuals who have been, or perceived themselves to be, close to death. Although extensively studied internationally, no validated questionnaire exists in Danish. We aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Danish version of the Near-Death Experience Content Scale (NDE-C). We conducted a cross-sectional survey of...
Background. Near-death experience (NDE) is an altered state of consciousness experienced at the moment of near death, which has a specific structure (which includes such elements as an out-of-body experience, a feeling of movement in a dark tunnel, a review of life, visions of bright light, other realities and meetings with the dead, and many others). The similarity of reports on the NDE of...
This interdisciplinary research monograph examines a broad range of Exceptional Human Experiences (EHEs), including Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Reincarnation Memories (RMs), Deathbed Visions (DBVs), Terminal Lucidity (TL), Shared Death Experiences (SDEs), and Mystical Consciousness (MC). These phenomena have been reported across cultures and historical periods and continue to attract...
This research paper titled “Rebirth and Near-Death Experiences: A Comparative Study” presents an interdisciplinary analysis of two widely discussed phenomena in consciousness studies. The study examines empirical findings, psychological interpretations, neuroscientific explanations, and survival-based hypotheses related to rebirth reports and near-death experiences (NDEs). Drawing upon...
BMC NursingJune 8, 2026Poria Moradi, Alireza Abdi, Ameneh Amiri Kolehjoubi
BACKGROUND: Near-death experiences (NDEs) are rare but profound phenomena that have also been reported in children. However, most existing research has focused primarily on adults, and evidence regarding pediatric NDEs remains limited. This study explored pediatric nurses' observations and accounts of children's NDEs using a qualitative approach. METHODS: A conventional qualitative content...