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IANDS Q&A: Are Near-Death Experiences Just Hallucinations?

Are near-death just hallucinations? And how do we know for sure if they're not?

Are near-death experiences just hallucinations? Or are they something else entirely? Let's explore the popular hallucination theory in our latest IANDS Q&A.

  • Matt Terzi
  • November 14, 2025
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IANDS Q&A: Can Anyone Have an NDE? Are Certain People More or Less Prone?

Can anyone have an nde? Are there certain people who are more or less prone to having a near-death experience?

 Can anyone have an NDE? Are there certain people who are more or less prone to having a near-death experience? Find out in our latest IANDS Q&A.

  • Matt Terzi
  • October 6, 2025
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IANDS Q&A: Did I Have a Near-Death Experience? Here’s How to Know

Did i have a near-death experience or was my close brush with death something else?

The phrase “near-death experience” is often used lightly in conversation. You’ll hear people use it in reference to any situation where death, or even just potential injury, seems probable. “That car almost hit me! Did I have a near-death experience…

  • Matt Terzi
  • September 24, 2025
  • IANDS Glossary

IANDS Glossary: What is Absorption in Psychology?

What is absorption in psychology and how is the concept related to near-death experiences?

What is absorption in the realm of psychology? And what does absorption have to do with near-death experiences? Find out in our newest IANDS glossary entry!

  • Matt Terzi
  • September 17, 2025
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IANDS Q&A: What Percentage of the Population has Had an NDE?

What percentage of the population has had an nde? Let's find out in our latest iands q and a.

What percentage of the population has had an nde? And just how many people alive today have had them? Let's find out in our latest IANDS Q&A.

  • Matt Terzi
  • September 16, 2025
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IANDS Q&A: Who Coined the Term ‘Near-Death Experience’?

Raymond moody coined the phrase 'near-death experience' in his groundbreaking book 'life after life'

The phrase 'Near-Death Experience' was first used in Raymond Moody's important 1975 book 'Life after Life. But NDEs themselves date back to antiquity.

  • Matt Terzi
  • September 12, 2025
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IANDS Glossary: The Remarkable, Uplifting Definition of a Life Review

A life review is a segment of autobiographical memory during which a person 'sees their life flash before their eyes'.

A life review is an autobiographical memory where someone sees their 'life flash before their eyes'. Learn what all of that means in the IANDS Glossary.

  • Matt Terzi
  • September 8, 2025
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IANDS Q&A: What is a Near-Death Experience Like?

What is a near-death experience like for those who have them?

What is a near-death experience like for those who go through them? How does having an NDE change a person's world views?

  • Matt Terzi
  • September 5, 2025
  • IANDS Glossary

IANDS Glossary: What Is After-Death Communication?

After-death communication is a spontaneous event where a living person communicates with someone who is deceased.

What is after-death communication and just how common is the phenomenon? Let's find out in our latest entry to the IANDS Glossary, discussing "ADCs".

  • Matt Terzi
  • August 27, 2025
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