Morse, M. L. (1994). Near death experiences and death-related visions in children: Implications for the clinician. Current Problems in Pediatrics, 24() 55-83.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Counseling NDErs
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Science and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs

Morse, M. L. (1997). Commentary on Jansen's paper. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(1) 59-62.

Abstract: Karl Jansen raises a fundamental and exciting question: Is humankind’s consciousness the result of neuronal function, or are there extracerebral aspects as well? While his neurotransmitter model of near-death experiences (NDEs) is well described, I find his supporting evidence weak. Methodological differences between studies of ketamine hallucinations and near-death experiences (NDEs) raise doubts about how similar those experiences are phenomenologically. While Jansen’s model has electrifying implications, the data required to support his conclusions do not yet exist.

Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies

Link: http://www.iands.org

Topics:
Methodology in NDE Research
Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Morse, M. L. (1989). Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 223-228.

Abstract: No abstract.

Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies

Link: http://www.iands.org

Topics:
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Mental Processes and NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Science and NDEs

Morse, M. L. (1994). Near-death experiences of children. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 11(4) 139-144.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Morse, M., Castillo, P., Venecia, D., Milstein, J., & Tyler, D. C. (1986). Childhood near-death experiences. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 140(1) 1110-1114.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization

Morse, M., Conner, D., & Tyler, D. (1985). Near-death experiences in a pediatric population: A preliminary report. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 139(6) 595-600.

Abstract:

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Sensory Deprivation and NDEs

Murphy, G. (1970). Phantasms of the living and of the dead. Pastoral Psychology, 21(2) 13-18.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions

Musgrave, C. (1997). The near-death experience: A study of spiritual transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 187-201.

Abstract: Fifty-one near-death experiencers (NDErs) were surveyed in person and through the mail to discover if and how their lives were changed as a result of their NDEs. Results showed major changes in participants’ lives, especially in the areas of religious belief and practice, lifestyle, career, and relationships.

Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies

Link: http://www.iands.org

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs

Myers, F. W. H. (1892). On indications of continued Terrene knowledge on the part of the phantasms of the dead. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 8() 170-252.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences NOS
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Nash, M. R., Lynn, S. J., & Stanley, S. M. (1984). The direct hypnotic suggestion of altered mind/body perception. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 27(2) 95-102.

Abstract: Attentional and emotional shifts are examined following a hypnotically suggested out-of-body experience (OBE). Two hypotheses were tested: 1) that the OBE is maintained by blocking the perception of body-relevant stimulation at a sensory level; 2) that a hypnotically produced OBE is an emotionally neutral or even pleasant experience. Fourteen hypnotic subjects and 15 simulating subjects were administered a standardized induction followed by suggestions for an OBE. Geometric figures were then presented to the body but not to the 'awareness.' Although hypnotic subjects reported that they could not see the information, they still correctly 'guessed' the identity of the figures beyond chance levels. Thus, body-relevant information was obviously not blocked at a sensory level, but was kept out of awareness by some other mechanism. In addition, a significantly greater number of hypnotized than simulating subjects reported the OBE to be troubling and unpleasant, despite explicit suggestions for a positive experience. The potentially disturbing nature of OBEs and ways to minimize risk of negative affect are discussed.

Copyright: The abstract is reprinted with permission of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Link: http://asch.net/ajch.htm

Topics:
Related Experiences NOS

Neppe, V. M. (1989). Near-death experiences: A new challenge in temporal lobe phenomenology? Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 243-248.

Abstract: No abstract.

Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies

Link: http://www.iands.org

Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Science and NDEs

Newsome, R. D. (1988). Ego, moral, and faith development in near-death experiencers: Three case studies. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(2) 73-105

Abstract: Near-death experiencers (NDErs) commonly report shifts in basic values and attitudes, toward intensified compassion and a sense of unconditional love, spirituality, and a sense of mission, and away from materialism and competitiveness. Some researchers have suggested that these attitudinal shifts represent a new stage in human evolution, which will produce major social change. However, knowledge of these reputed NDE aftereffects has been based on NDErs’ subjective reports, unverified by objective measures. This study examined relationships between three NDErs’ levels of moral, ego, and faith development, as measured by standardized instruments, and extensive qualitative data describing their NDEs and personal attributes. The results suggest that currently available instruments, designed to measure the lower self, may not reflect the awakening to a transpersonal plane of functioning that follows an NDE.

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Link: http://www.iands.org

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Spirituality and NDEs

Nichelson, O. (1990). The luminous experience and the scientific method. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(4) 203-207.

Abstract: An encounter with the Light during a state of altered consciousness is a direct experience of God. The question of scientific proof is discussed.

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Link: http://www.iands.org

Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs

Noyes, R. (1981). The encounter with life-threatening danger: Its nature and impact. Essence, 5(1) 21-32.

Abstract: When a factor analysis of questionnaire responses from 189 victims of life-threatening accidents was undertaken, three dimensions of the altered state of consciousness produced by dangerous circumstances were identified. These dimensions, which included depersonalization, hyperalertness and mystical consciousness, appeared meaningful in terms of the endangered personality's effort to cope with a threat to life. On a physiological level, an adaptive neural mechanism serving the organisim’s [sic] instinct for survival was indentified [sic]. On a psychological level a defense against the threat of death was clearly visible. For a small proportion of victims the experience took on a religious or mystical character and strongly influenced subsequent attitudes and beliefs. Study of the subjective response to life-threatening danger not only reassures us about the final moments of life but has much to teach us about the human experience of death.

Copyright: © 1981 Essence. Reprinted by permission.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research

Noyes, R. (1981). Review of 'Life at death. A scientific investigation of the near-death experience'. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 169(1) 667-668.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Link: http://www.jonmd.com/

Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Science and NDEs

Noyes, R. (1971). Dying and mystical consciousness. Journal of Thanatology, 1(1) 25-41.

Abstract: Among the experiences encountered by dying persons, alterations of consciousness are frequent. Evidence gathered by observers of the dying and from dying persons themselves suggests that these altered states of consciousness occasionally take a form that has been referred to as mystical, transcendental, cosmic, or religious. A number of writers have examined these mystical states of consciousness and have described their essential features. The states have emerged under a wide variety of emotional and physiological circumstances and have been variously interpreted both by the individuals experiencing them and by society. The meaning to those experiencing them has at times been profound and on occasion spiritual. Whatever the meaning of these mystical states and despite their infrequent occurrence, no understanding of the experience of dying seems quite complete without a consideration of them. This article proposes to describe the essential features of these altered states of consciousness, to cite evidence from clinical literature pointing to their occurrence among dying persons, to review the varied interpretations of the mystical forms of consciousness when they appear in the dying, and, finally, to explore the implications of these phenomena for an understanding of dying persons.

Copyright: © 1971. Reprinted with permission of the Journal of Thanatology.

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Topics:
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism
Thanatology and NDEs

Noyes, R. (1972). The experience of dying. Psychiatry, 35() 174-184.

Abstract: No one has returned from the dead and given an account of his experience. Yet reports of individuals who have nearly died are available from which something can be learned about life's final moments. Montaigne, following a serious riding accident, expressed the view that we have a way of familiarizing ourselves with death. 'If we cannot reach it,' he said, 'we can approach it, we can reconnoiter it; and if we do not penetrate as far as its fort, at least we shall see and become acquainted with the approaches to it' (p. 268). One approach, involving a rapidly unfolding experience that terminates in a mystical state of consciousness, appears to be unique and will be the subject of this presentation. An attempt will be made to characterize this particular dying experience, to offer a psychodynamic interpretation of it, and to suggest certain lines of inquiry. The psychodynamic interpretation may provide a framework for understanding and interpreting a final stage in the dying process. An examination of factors influencing the emergence and subsequent interpretation of the experience may point to ways of manipulating it to advantage. Those speculative, this article is offered as a stimulus to further study of an important subject.

Copyright: © 1972. Reprinted with permission of Guilford Press.

Link: http://www.guilford.com

Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Language and NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism
Thanatology and NDEs

Noyes, R. (1980). Attitude change following near-death experiences. Psychiatry, 43() 234-242.

Abstract: No abstract.

Copyright: © 1970. Reprinted with permission of Guilford Press.

Link: http://www.guilford.com

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Disclosure of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Spirituality and NDEs

Noyes, R., & Kletti, R. (1977). Depersonalization in response to life-threatening danger. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 18(4) 375-384.

Abstract: Depersonalization is a subjective mental phenomenon having as its central feature an altered awareness of the self. Its occurrence in a variety of psychopathological states, particularly those accompanied by extreme anxiety, has been well documented. It has also been reported by normal persons under a variety of circumstances including drug intoxication and environmental stress. Previously a series of accounts of depersonalization occurring in response to life-threatening danger was examined and the essential features of the syndrome identified. The purpose of this article is to provide a detailed description of the phenomenon as it develops under these circumstances and to interpret it as a response to extreme danger.

Copyright: Elsevier 1977.

Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0010440X

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Noyes, R., & Kletti, R. (1976). Depersonalization in the face of life-threatening danger: An interpretation. Omega, 7(2) 103-114.

Abstract: Depersonalization is a frequent reaction to life-threatening danger. As an adaptive pattern of the nervous system it alerts the organism to its threatening environment while holding potentially disorganizing emotion in check. As a psychological mechanism it defends the endangered personality against the threat of death and, at the same time, initiates an integration of that reality. And, as a meaningful experience, a mystical elaboration of the phenomenon may achieve spiritual significance. This type of encounter with death may be followed by a sense of rebirth.

Copyright: © 1976. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Link: http://www.baywood.com/

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism

Noyes, R., & Kletti, R. (1977). Panoramic memory: A response to the threat of death. Omega, 8(3) 181-194.

Abstract: Accounts from 205 persons who had encountered life-threatening danger were analyzed and among them sixty were found that included descriptions of panoramic memory. This phenomenon occurred most commonly among drowning victims and persons who, in the midst of accidents, believed they were about to die. It involved vivid recall of significant past experiences often spanning a lifetime. The memories were accompanied by sensory impressions and emotions appropriate to their content, often absorbing the attention of persons 'reliving' them. This brief, life review appeared meaningful in terms of a perceived threat to life.

Copyright: © 1977. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Link: http://www.baywood.com/

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Language and NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization

Noyes, R., Hoenk, P. R., Kuperman, S., & Slymen, D. J. (1977). Depersonalization in accident victims and psychiatric patients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 164(6) 401-407.

Abstract: No abstract.

Copyright:

Link: http://www.jonmd.com/

Topics:
Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Oakes, A. R. (1981). Near-death events and critical care nursing. Topics in Clinical Nursing, 3(3) 61-78.

Abstract: No abstract.

Copyright:

Link:

Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Counseling NDErs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Language and NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs

Olson, M. (1992). Near-death experiences and the elderly. Holistic Nursing Practice, 7(1) 16-21.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Link:

Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs

Orne, R. M. (1986). Nurses' views of NDEs. American Journal of Nursing, 86(4) 419-420.

Abstract: No abstract.

Copyright:

Link: http://www.ajnonline.com/pt/re/ajn/home.htm;jsessionid=LdzDS29xCnqsQnQ9TLnFMyZ5m07J7qhGC1tNhWYk9pwp92GRQGHt!-100510373!181195628!8091!-1

Topics:
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Media Treatment of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs

Osis, K. (1979). What next in survival research-3: Deathbed visions and the afterlife hypothesis. Journal of Indian Psychology, 2(1) 12-18.

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Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Psychopathology and NDEs—Dissociation
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Science and NDEs

Osis, K. (1966). Second survey of deathbed observations by physicians and nurses. Journal of Parapsychology, 30(4) 294-295.

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Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Osis, K. (1981). Review of 'Life at death: A scientific investigation of the near-death experience'. Journal of Parapsychology, 45(4) 350-352.

Abstract: Surveys of deathbed observations were conducted in the United States and in India to replicate the findings of a pilot survey carried out in 1959-60 and to gather more detailed data relevant to the question of post-mortem survival. Physicians and nurses filled in questionnaires and subsequently were interviewed concerning 442 cases in the United States and 435 in India. The most frequently reported phenomenon was that of terminal patients having hallucinations of human figures. The main findings of the pilot survey were confirmed in the present survey in both cultures. Again, four-fifths of the apparitions were 'survival related'; that is, they portrayed deceased persons and religious figures. This is in sharp contrast to the hallucinations of a normal population. Three out of four apparitions were experienced as having come to take the patients away to a post-mortem modus of existence, to which 72% of them consented. More patients responded with serenity, peace, and elation (41%) than with negative emotions (29%) to this ostensible invitation to die. The data were analyzed for interaction with various medical, psychological, and cultural factors which could cause or shape hallucinations. In conformity with the survival hypothesis, the deathbed visions were found to be relatively independent of these factors as they were assessed in the population surveyed.

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Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Historical Perspectives on NDEs

Osis, K. (1983). Review of 'Recollections of death: A medical investigation'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 77(1) 79-83.

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Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS

Osis, K. (1979). Research on near death experiences: A new look. Research in Parapsychology 1978, () 30-31.

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Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Science and NDEs

Osis, K., & Haraldsson, E. (1978). Reply by Drs. Osis and Haraldsson to Dr. Palmer [Letter]. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 72(4) 395-400.

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Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions

Pace, J. C., & Drumm, D. L. (1992). The phantom leaf effect and its implications for near-death and out-of-body experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(4) 233-240.

Abstract: The phantom leaf effect seen in Kirlian photography may help researchers better understand near-death and out-of-body experiences. While the process responsible for the phantom leaf effect is unknown, variations of Rupert Sheldrake’s morphogenetic field theory offer three explanations for this phenomenon. Each of these variations has different implications for near-death and out-of-body experiences.

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Explanations of NDEs NOS
Related Experiences NOS
Science and NDEs

Pahnke, W. N. (1969). The psychedelic mystical experience in the human encounter with death. Harvard Theological Review, 62(1) 1-21.

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Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Pahnke, W. N., & Richards, W. A. (1966). Implications of LSD and experimental mysticism. Journal of Religion and Health, 5() 175-208.

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Altered States and NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs NOS
Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Pahnke, W. N., Kurland, A. A., Goodman, L. E., & Richards, W. A (1969). LSD-assisted psychotherapy with terminal cancer patients. Current Psychiatric Therapies, 9() 144-152.

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Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Palmer, J. (1978). Deathbed apparitions and the survival hypothesis [Letter]. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 72(4) 392-395.

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Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions

Palmer, J. (1979). More on deathbed apparitions and the survival hypothesis [Letter]. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 73(1) 94-96.

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Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions

Palmer, J. (1978). Research on out-of-body experiences. Research in Parapsychology 1977, () 13-14.

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Related Experiences NOS

Palmer, J., & Lieberman, R. (1975). ESP and out-of-body experiences: The effect of psychological set. Research in Parapsychology 1974, () 122-127.

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Related Experiences NOS

Palmer, J., & Lieberman, R. (1976). ESP and out-of-body experiences: A further study. Research in Parapsychology 1975, () 102-106.

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Related Experiences NOS

Palmer, J., & Vassar, C. (1974). ESP and out-of-the-body experiences: An exploratory study. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 68() 257-280.

Abstract: Sixty volunteer subjects were tested in an experiment designed to explore a technique for inducing out-of-the-body experiences and to assess the effect of this induction on the results of a free-response clairvoyance task. The induction consisted of three stages: (a) a progressive relaxation technique, (b) audio-visual stimulation designed to facilitate the feeling of separation from the body, and (c) having the subject attempt to recreate this feeling of separation while imagining himself 'traveling' to another room to identify the ESP target picture. Forty-two per cent of the subjects claimed that at least momentarily during the experiment they felt literally separated from their bodies, and these subjects as a group scored significantly below chance on the ESP task. These subjects also gave higher average ratings to the group of five pictures used in the judging task than did subjects not reporting such 'separation' experiences. There was a significant positive correlation between ESP and scores on a shortened form of the Betts Vividness of Imagery Scale, and a significant curvilinear (inverted U) relationship between ESP and expectancy of success on the ESP task prior to the induction.

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Related Experiences NOS

Pandarakalam, J. P. (1990). Enigma of the near-death experience. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 13(1) 131-136.

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Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs—Hinduism

Papowitz, L. (1986). Life death life. American Journal of Nursing, 86(4) 416-418.

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Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse

Parker, A. (2001). What can cognitive psychology and parapsychology tell us about near-death experiences? Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 65(8) 225-240.

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Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Reincarnation and NDEs
Sensory Deprivation and NDEs

Pasricha, S., & Stevenson, I. (1986). Near-death experiences in India: A preliminary report. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 174(3) 165-170.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Time Elapse
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs—Hinduism

Pattison, E. M. (1967). The experience of dying. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 21() 32-43.

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Thanatology and NDEs

Pease, H. B. (1977). Review of 'Life after life'. Journal of Religion and Health, 16(3) 244-245.

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Definition of NDEs

Penfield, W. (1955). The role of the temporal cortex in certain psychical phenomena. Journal of Mental Science, 101(4) 451-465.

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Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences NOS

Pennachio, J. (1988). Near-death experiences and self-transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3) 162-168.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide

Perry, M. (1989). The reality behind religious experience. Parapsychology Review, 20(3) 1-4.

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Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs

Persinger, M. A. (1989). Modern neuroscience and near-death experiences: Expectancies and implications. Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 233-239.

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Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Language and NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Depersonalization
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs

Poynton, J. C. (1995). Making sense of psi: Whiteman's multilevel ontology: Comments Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 60(8) 189-190.

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Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Mental Processes and NDEs
Related Experiences NOS

Price, H. H. (1953). Survival and the idea of 'another world'. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 50(1) 1-25.

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Afterlife, Belief in

Puccetti, R. (1979). The experience of dying. The Humanist, 39(4) 62-65.

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Altered States and NDEs
Science and NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs

Punzak, D. (1989). The use of near-death phenomena in therapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3) 173-182.

Abstract: Though near-death studies have yielded few practical applications, some psychotherapists have used insights from near-death experiences (NDEs) to treat a variety of problems. Using hypnosis, relaxation methods, or electric shock to initiate a conversation with a purported spirit “possessing” the patient, the therapist persuades the spirit to join others in a land of ethereal beauty and light similar to the transcendental realm of an NDE, or simply to go directly into the light. Such techniques are treated as a culmination of the spirit’s NDE; that is, the purported possessing spirits had their original death experiences terminated prior to entering the transcendental stage, but instead of returning to their own bodies, they appear to have invaded the bodies of others. Some persons may leave themselves open to invasion through substance abuse or occult practices.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Counseling NDErs
Spiritualism and NDEs

Raft, D., & Andresen, J. J. (1986). Transformations in self-understanding after near-death experiences. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 22(3) 319-346.

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Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Marital Status
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs

Reader, A. L. (1993). The psychophysiology of religious experience: Roots of spiritual, psychological, and physical healing. Journal of Psychology and Judaism, 17(2) 89-101.

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Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs—Judaism
Religion and NDEs NOS
Spirituality and NDEs
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Jung

Rhine, L. E. (1957). Hallucinatory psi experiences II. The initiative of the percipient in hallucinations of the living, the dying, and the dead. Journal of Parapsychology, 21() 13-46.

Abstract: The present report follows up on the earlier analysis of 825 hallucinatory psi experiences in which the cases had been divided, first, according to the type of sense modality represented, and, second, according to the kind of psi phenomena involved (telepathic, etc). Here are presented the results of a further breakdown made to discover how the hallucination was started. The main purpose was to see whether or not in hallucinations of deceased persons a case could be made for the idea that the experience must have been initiated by the deceased personality represented--the interpretation which has been one of the main spurs to interest in the hypothesis of spirit survival. To make this study, the psi hallucinations were divided into three main groups: those in which the central figure or agent was living, those in which he was dying, and those in which he was dead. The method of the study was to compare the degrees of realism with which the percipient experiencing the hallucination conceived of the agent and to compare this degree of realism in the above groups. In the two larger groups, the living and dying, it was found that the percipient hallucinated the agent in the way in which, on the basis of his knowledge of him, one might expect. The interpretation strongly suggested was that the percipient himself initiated the experience. All the indications, such as the way the agent appeared and even the place of his appearance, fitted that conception. In both groups the hallucination appeared to be staged by the percipient. Regarding the last group, the cases involving deceased agents, this same interpretation was possible; that is, nothing was found in this group to make it necessary to reject the idea that the percipient himself initiated the experience. Alternatives, however, are suggested, and the question is left open; for it is recognized that on the level of a case study, which must be no more than suggestive, no decision can be made on a question like this one. But the possibility herein suggested, that the percipient initiated the experience, would have to be eliminated before a case could be made for psi hallucinations as bearing directly on the survival question.--Ed.

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Related Experiences NOS

Rhodes, L. (1990). The near-death experience: Private or public? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2) 71-75.

Abstract: This editorial contrasts the private, personal near-death experience with the public concept of the experience, and finds important messages for humanity that are common to both.

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Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Disclosure of NDEs

Richards, J. (1982). Raymond Moody, near-death experiences and life after death. Essence, 5(3) 199-217.

Abstract: The work of the physician-philosopher. Raymond A. Moody, is examined in and of itself and in the light of critics' comments (Vicchio, Puccetti, and Wierenga) (1) to determine whether the evidence he presents warrants the conclusion that the phenomena of near-death experiences prove there is life after death, and (2) to evaluate the religious implications of his investigations and conclusions. Careful scrutiny of Moody's scientific methodology, even after a restructuring of his data, leads to the conclusion that his work is deficient in making necessary distinctions and qualifications, and in presenting careful quantitative comparative data. Examination of the religious implications of Moody's findings is limited to the consideration of two major criticisms: (1) that proof of life after death is incompatible with religious faith in life after death, and (2) that Moody's views of human nature and life after death are inconsistent with the biblical tradition. It is concluded that (1) does not necessarily follow, and that (2) has some validity, but that the extent of Moody's inconsistency is a function of an individual's particular interpretation of the biblical tradition. The major conclusion is that Moody's data and argumentation do not provide proof of life after death. At the same time, it is suggested that some aspects of parapsychological research are worth further investigation in relation to the survival-of-death hypothesis.

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Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs—Christianity

Richards, W. A. (1978). Mystical and archetypal experiences of terminal patients in DPT-assisted psychotherapy. Journal of Religion and Health, 17(2) 117-125.

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Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Richards, W., Grof, S., Goodman, L., & Kurland, A. (1972). LSD-assisted psychotherapy and the human encounter with death. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 4(1) 121-150.

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Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Ring, K. (1984). The nature of personal identity in the near-death experience: Paul Brunton and the ancient tradition. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(1) 3-20.

Abstract: In this paper the nature of personal identity is examined from two perspectives: observations reported by selected near-death experiencers (NDErs) and the viewpoint represented by the late English writer Paul Brunton (1898-1981). NDEs suggest a continuation and enhancement of the sense of personal identity may give way in deeper experiences to an expanded and ecstatic state of union with the Light, in which one’s individuality is nevertheless paradoxically preserved. Such experiences of the self are, according to Brunton, manifestations of the Overself, a central concept in Brunton’s thought, which is next described and held to illumine many aspects of NDEs. The paper continues with an exploration of the implications of Brunton’s understanding of NDEs for the issue of whether, and in what form, we may survive biological death and concludes by considering the relationship between the discoveries of contemporary near-death research and some of the teachings of the ancient mystery schools. It is argued that the writings of Paul Brunton constitute a rich source of materials for enlarging our grasp of the significance of the NDE.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Literature, Fictional
Spirituality and NDEs

Ring, K. (1987). From Alpha to Omega: Ancient mysteries and the near-death experience. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(2) 3-16.

Abstract: The Osirian temple rites of ancient Egypt may have involved ceremonial procedures deliberately calculated to induce an experience that was functionally identical to modern near-death experiences (NDEs). In that way, initiates into those Mysteries were enabled to discern for themselves the fundamental teaching of many of the Wisdom Schools of antiquity that there is no death—which also represents the almost universal conviction of today’s NDErs. In addition to exploring apparent parallels between these Osirian initiations and NDEs, certain important and possibly critical differences are also discussed.

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Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Socioeconomic Status
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Evolution and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Interpretations of NDEs
Media Treatment of NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs

Ring, K. (1981). Paranormal and other non-ordinary aspects of near-death experiences: Implications for a new paradigm. Essence, 5(1) 33-51.

Abstract: In recent years several major studies of near-death episodes have established that a significant number of persons experience a similar patterning of transcendental events while close to death. Certain specific features of these near-death experiences (NDEs) pose especially difficult .problems for conventional theories of psychological or neurological functioning. In this article, four such features are reviewed and illustrated: (1) the out-of-body experiences; (2) the encounter with a “presence”; (3) the life review; and (4) the “entrance” into a “world” of supernatural beauty. These elements suggest that we need a new model of psycho-spiritual functioning to account for the NDE and one such model, based on recent scientific research in Japan, is proposed on the basis of its ability to encompass all aspects of the NDE.

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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Science and NDEs

Ring, K. (1994). Solving the riddle of frightening near-death experiences: Some testable hypotheses and a perspective based on A Course in Miracles. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(1) 5-23.

Abstract: This article discusses three varieties of frightening near-death experiences (NDEs), as distinguished in the typology of Bruce Greyson and Nancy Evans Bush (1992). “inverted” and hellish NDEs are analyzed in terms of the terror of ego-death that results in resistance to the experience and inability to surrender to it. The third kind, experiences of a “meaningless void,” may reflect an “emergence reaction” to inadequate anesthesia. Testable hypotheses stemming from this analysis are presented, and the relevance of the conception of reality based on teaching found in A Course in Miracles for understanding NDEs is indicated. Finally, the ontological status of both transcendent and frightening NDEs is briefly considered.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Literature, Fictional
Media Treatment of NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Grof

Ring, K. (1995). The impact of near-death experiences on persons who have not had them: A report of a preliminary study and two replications. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(4) 223-235.

Abstract: Three informal surveys of college students enrolled in a semester-long course on near-death experiences (NDEs) suggest that exposure to information about the NDE may bring about substantial changes in beliefs about NDEs, life after death, and God, as well as reduce fear of death and increase one’s level of spirituality. These surveys and previous research point to the importance of conducting more systematic and large-scale studies of the impact of NDE materials on the general population.

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Education about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs

Ring, K. (1996). A note on anesthetically-induced frightening 'near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1) 17-23.

Abstract: Previously (Ring, 1994a, 1994b) I had speculated that the “meaningless void” type of frightening near-death experience (NDE), in which the individual finds him- or herself in a situation of existential nullity in which life itself is understood to be an illusion or a cruel joke, indicating that nothing has any inherent meaning or reality, tends to occur following the use of anesthetics, and is more likely to be reported by women. I present here empirical evidence from medical studies of reactions to nitrous oxide, which corroborate both of those speculations. In light of these findings, I believe that this type of experience is best regarded, despite its subjective reality and long-lasting effects, as an emergence reaction triggered by drugs, and not as a true NDE.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Definition of NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia

Ring, K. (2000). Religious wars in the NDE movement: Some personal reflections on Michael Sabom's 'Light & death'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(4) 215-244.

Abstract: After a short personal glance at the early days of the field of near-death studies, I offer an “open letter” to Michael Sabom in response to his book, Light & Death (Sabom, 1998). This letter is in effect both a reply to certain criticisms Sabom has made of my work and an attempt to make public certain significant changes in my own view of near-death experiences (NDEs) since the publication of Heading Toward Omega (Ring, 1984), particularly in regard to their being a catalyst for higher consciousness. The second part of this essay presents a personal perspective on the ideological role of religion in the NDE movement, which I see as corrupting the original vision that prompted the formation of the field of near-death studies. I end with an ecumenical call for a return to the values of nontheologically driven inquiry with which near-death studies began.

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Topics:
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Religion and NDEs NOS

Ring, K. (1988). Paradise is paradise: Reflections on psychedelic drugs, mystical experience, and the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3) 138-148.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Spirituality and NDEs

Ring, K. (1988). Prophetic visions in 1988: A critical reappraisal. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(1) 4-18.

Abstract: This paper reviews the research into a specific aspect of near-death experiences (NDEs): the prophetic vision (PV). PVs are subjectively compelling flashforwards of planetary-wide cataclysms and eventual regeneration that sometimes occur during or in the immediate aftermath of an NDE. Previous research has shown that the most frequently mentioned year for the culmination of the geophysical calamities foreseen in PVs was 1988. I argue that PVs should be understood as manifestations of a collective prophetic impulse that historically tends to arise during periods of cultural crisis. PVs are thus expressions of the felt need for cultural renewal and therefore should not be taken literally as prognostic of drastic physical changes on Earth.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Interpretations of NDEs
Related Experiences—UFO

Ring, K. (1980). Commentary on 'The reality of death experiences: A personal perspective' by Ernst A. Rodin. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 168(5) 273-274.

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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological

Ring, K. (1979). Research on near death experiences: Some determinants of the core near death experience. Research in Parapsychology 1978, () 31-32.

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Topics:
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Definition of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research

Ring, K. (1989). Near-death and UFO encounters as Shamanic initiations: Some conceptual and evolutionary implications. ReVISION, 11(3) 14-22.

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Shamanism and NDEs
Related Experiences—UFO

Ring, K. (1986). Near-death experiences: Implications for human evolution and planetary transformation. ReVISION, 8(2) 75-85.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Definition of NDEs
Evolution and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Media Treatment of NDEs
Religion and NDEs NOS

Ring, K. (1979). Further studies of the near death experience. Theta, 7(2) 1-3.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Definition of NDEs
Interpretations of NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research

Ring, K. (1980). Religiousness and near-death experiences: An empirical study. Theta, 8(3) 3-5.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Religion and NDEs NOS

Ring, K., & Agar, A. (1986). The Omega project. ReVISION, 8(2) 87-88.

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Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Methodology in NDE Research

Roberts, G., & Owen, J. (1988). The near-death experience. British Journal of Psychiatry, 153() 607-617.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDErs—Psychological Profile
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS

Rodabough, T. (1981). How we know about death: Research strategies. Death Education, 4() 315-336.

Abstract: Current writings on death and dying are trichotomized into three major categories on the basis of how the knowledge was acquired: prescientific, quasi-scientific, and scientific. Various methods of knowledge acquisition within each category are discussed, and methodological problems unique to death and dying research are outlined. It is argued that, though research findings, no matter what their source, are valuable in constructing the larger, composite picture, all findings should not be treated as equally valid. Rather, some methods may be used to supply hypotheses and others to test them and still others to further validate the previous findings.

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Link: http://www.informaworld.com

Topics:
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Thanatology and NDEs

Rodabough, T. (1985). Near-death experiences: An examination of the supporting data and alternative explanations. Death Studies, 9() 95-113.

Abstract: The Moody model of 'life after life ' is summarized with a brief listing of its component parts. Explanations are organized into three categories: metaphysical, physiological, and social psychological. The supporting data are examined and evaluated. A major contribution of this paper is the molding of situational characteristics into a model which, although not as parsimonious as other models, has the advantage of appealing to less esoteric explanatory factors. Social-psychological interpretations given to physiological changes occurring within the organism under stress are offered as a more accurate model of what actually occurs in these near-death encounters.

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Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research

Rodin, E. (1989). Comments on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 255-259.

Abstract: No abstract.

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Topics:
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Language and NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism
Science and NDEs

Rodin, E. A. (1980). The reality of death experience: A personal perspective. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 168(5) 259-263.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Related Experiences NOS
Science and NDEs
Thanatology and NDEs

Rogo, D. S. (1984). Ketamine and the near-death experience. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(1) 87-96.

Abstract: The phenomenology that typically accompanies the near-death experience (NDE) is also sometimes a by-product of ketamine, and anesthetic used in both medical and recreational settings. Some surveys indicate that NDE-type ketamine hallucinations are quite common. The close parallels between some ketamine experiences and the NDE can be explained by a variety of conceptual models, including these: the NDE is a similar form of chemically induced hallucination; ketamine induces objective out-of-body experiences (OBEs); ketamine-linked NDEs are artifacts produced by expectancy and the hospital setting; or the NDE is an archetypal experience catalyzed under a variety of different situations. Each of these theories has explanatory advantages and disadvantages.

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Topics:
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences NOS

Rogo, D. S. (1984). Researching the out-of-body experience: The state of the art. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(1) 21-49.

Abstract: Research conducted to date suggests that the out-of-body experience (OBE) is a common human experience, that it is not related to psychopathology, nor a quirk of mental imagery. Laboratory evidence has confirmed that the OBE is a psi-conducive state, though selected or gifted subjects seem to display paranormal faculties more readily while out of body than unselected subjects. There also seems to be some evidence that out-of-body projectors can be “detected” at distant locations by the use of animal, human, and sometimes physical detectors. There is no evidence that the OBE is a discrete neurophysiological state. Those findings taken as a whole suggest that the OBE actually represents the release of some element of the agent’s mind from the body, though that theory is admittedly complicated by several uncertainties.

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Related Experiences NOS

Rogo, D. S. (1981). Parapsychology at the APA. Parapsychology Review, 12(6) 6-9.

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Topics:
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research

Rogo, D. S. (1975). Some 'musical' out-of-the-body experiences: A brief analysis. Parapsychology Review, 6(1) 19-20.

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Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Related Experiences NOS

Rogo, D. S. (1978). Research on deathbed experiences: Some contemporary and historical perspectives. Parapsychology Review, 9(1) 20-27.

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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS

Rogo, D. S. (1983). Review of 'Recollections of death: A medical investigation' by M. B. Sabom. Theta, 11(3) 67-68.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Afterlife, Belief in
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Roll, W. G. (1977). Comments on Ian Stevenson's paper. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 165(3) 176-180.

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Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences NOS

Roll, W. G. (1984). Survival after death: Alan Gauld's examination of the evidence. Journal of Parapsychology, 48() 127-148.

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Altered States and NDEs
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Related Experiences NOS

Roll, W. G. (1988). Review of 'The final choice: Playing the survival game'. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 82(2) 160-165.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Related Experiences—UFO
Related Experiences NOS
Thanatology and NDEs
Theories, NDE-Related, Psychological—Jung

Roll, W. G., & Montagno, E. A. (1985). System theory, neurophysiology and psi. Journal of Indian Psychology, 4(2) 43-84.

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Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Mental Processes and NDEs
Related Experiences—NDE-Like

Roll, W. G., Morris, R. L., Harary, B., Wells, R., & Hartwell, J. (1975). Further OOBE experiments with a cat as detector. Research in Parapsychology 1974, () 55-56.

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Related Experiences NOS

Rosen, S. M. (1987). Comments on 'Electromagnetic radiation and the afterlife'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(2) 119-121.

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Topics:
Science and NDEs

Saavedra-Aguilar, J. C., & Gomez-Jeria, J. S. (1989). A neurobiological model for near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 205-222.

Abstract: The authors present a neurobiological model for near-death experiences (NDEs) in an attempt to correlate the biological and psychological domains. This model is based on temporal lobe dysfunction, hypoxia/ischemia, stress, and neuropeptide/neurotransmitter imbalance. They describe and discuss the fundamental contribution of the language system in the construction of verbal reports of NDEs. This model could be seen as a complement to other explanatory domains.

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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Science and NDEs

Saavedra-Aguilar, J. C., & Gomez-Jeria, J. S. (1989). Response to commentaries on 'A neurobiological model for near-death experiences'. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4) 265-272.

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Topics:
Circumstances of NDEs—Stress
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Language and NDEs
Science and NDEs

Sabom, M. B. (1981). The near-death experience: Myth or reality? A methodological approach. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(1) 44-56.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Definition of NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Interpretations of NDEs
Science and NDEs
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Sabom, M. B. (1980). Commentary on 'The reality of death experiences' by Ernst Rodin. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 168(5) 266-267.

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Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Education Level
Characteristics of NDErs—Occupation
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Parapsychological
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Anoxia
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs

Sabom, M. B. (1980). The near-death experience. Journal of the American Medical Association, 244(1) 29-30.

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Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Science and NDEs