Journal of Near-Death Studies
1996
P. M. H. Atwater
5 citations
"Children who brush death, nearly die, or who are pronounced clinically dead but later revive have a much higher incidence of near-death experiences (NDEs) than do adults. Although excellent research now exists on children's cases, there have been discrepancies. I suggest that we need to broaden the range of observations on children's NDEs and reconsider what is known about children and the...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
1996
V. Krishnan
1 citation
Letter from V. Krishnan to the editor discussing the nature of consciousness, near-death experiences, and nature of reality.
Mortality
1996
Louis Heyse-Moore
46 citations
Spiritual pain is enmeshed in human history. In the dying, it is part of their total pain: physical, mental, social and spiritual. Spirit is beyond definition, but is a phenomenon that can be studied like any other. Spirit refers to inspiration, soul to depth, though both terms are often used synonymously. Spiritual characteristics include: life force; the essence of a person (an unchanging...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
1996
Juan G mez-Jeria, Carlos Madrid-Aliste
11 citations
Article discussing the phylogenetic basis of states of consciousness, and presenting the central theses of monism and dualism, in which near-death experiences (NDEs) enjoy very different ontological statuses.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
1996
M. L. Morse, Karlis Osis, Bruce Greyson
I have read with amusement the banter between Kenneth Ring and various corresponents concerning his supposed retirement from research.Ring's impact on the field of near-death studies precludes and transcends any retirement on his part.His work continues to inspire and challenge virtually everyone in the fled, from Buddhist parapsychologist Susan Blackmore to mainstream medical scientists such...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
1996
William J. Serdahely
9 citations
I pose four questions for the "dying brain hypothesis" as propounded by Susan Blackmore in her book Dying to Live (1993). The first calls into question Blackmore's reductionist explanation of the "bird's-eye view" for a near-death experience (NDE) and asks why out-of-body perception from a supine position is not reported, given her theory. The second inquires as to how the materialist view...
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
December 1, 1995
William Sims Bainbridge, James Mcclenon
64 citations
James McClenon examines the relationship between wondrous events-extrasensory perception, apparitions, out-of-body and near-death experiences, sleep paralysis, psychokinesis, firewalking, psychic surgery, and spiritual healing-and the foundations of religious belief.
Neurological research
June 1995
J Sotelo, R Perez, P Guevara et al.
To investigate the possible participation of endogenous opioids in the cerebral events that take place at the moment of death we studied brain, cerebrospinal fluid and serum contents of beta-endorphin in dogs that were either conscious or unconscious at the moment of sudden death induced by cardiac arrest. Although with great interindividual variations, the animals that were conscious at the...
American Journal of Critical Care
May 1, 1995
Marilyn Lawrence
33 citations
BACKGROUND: Although considerable research has been done on pathophysiology, metabolic and physical causes, and prognostic indicators, little is known about unconsciousness or coma from the perspective of the patient. OBJECTIVE: To describe the experiences of patients who were once documented as being unconscious. METHODS: Phenomenologic interviews were conducted with 100 patients whose records...
Cambridge University Press eBooks
February 16, 1995
Susan J. Rasmussen
There are numerous elements of reversal, or symbolic inversions, during the possession ritual that are apparent in the singing, dance motions, and ritual paraphernalia of the event. Possession songs begin only after sunset, when restrictions on behavior are relaxed, and when patients usually emerge from their tents (or, more rarely, are brought to the curing site away from their compound)....