Research Panel
Panel Members
Four researchers discussed their current
studies. Dr. Jan Holden, a professor at the University of
North Texas, spoke of studies of veridical perception where NDErs
are asked to identify a flashing sign in the room where they had
their NDEs. The sign was placed in a position that they
couldn't see it from the supine position of their bodies. Dr.
Jeffrey Long, a radiation oncologist from Tacoma, WA, spoke of his
web research site and the information that he is gathering through
that site. Dr. Bruce Greyson, a psychiatrist from the
University of Virginia, spoke of the window of opportunity that we
currently have for studying NDEs in electrophysiologic labs where
cardiac patients with severe rythm disturbances of their hearts are
frequently caused to have a cardiac arrest in the interest of
determining if they need implanted ventricular
defibrillators. Willoughby Brittain, a PhD student at the
University of Arizona, spoke of her doctoral research which
involves monitoring EEGs during sleep in people who have had NDEs
and those who have not. She postulates that there may be
different brain wave activity in the right temporal lobe beween the
two groups.
