Wren-Lewis, J. (2005). The implications of near-death experiences for understanding posttraumatic growth. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 45(2) 90-92.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Altered States and NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Mental Processes and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs

Agrillo, C. (2011). Near-death experience: Out-of-body and out-of-brain? Review of General Psychology, 15(1) 1-10.

Abstract: During the last decades, several clinical cases have been reported where patients described profound subjective experiences when near-death, a phenomenon called “near-death experience” (NDE). Recurring features in the accounts involving bright lights and tunnels have sometimes been interpreted as evidence of a new life after death; however the origin of such experiences is largely unknown, and both biological and psychological interpretations have been suggested. The study of NDEs represents one of the most important topics of cognitive neuroscience. In the present paper the current state of knowledge has been reviewed, with particular regard to the main features of NDE, scientific explanations and the theoretical debate surrounding this phenomenon.

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Afterlife, Belief in
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Mental Processes and NDEs
Religion and NDEs NOS
Science and NDEs
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Alvarado, C. S. (2006). Neglected near-death phenomena Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(3) 131-151.

Abstract: There are a number of important near-death phenomena that have not received much research attention in recent times. These include visual and auditory experiences, as well as such physical phenomena as breakage or falling objects reported to take place around the time someone dies. Furthermore, some bystanders at deathbeds have reported seeing apparitions and a variety of emanations coming from the dying person's body, such as mists, lights, or replicas of the dying person's body. In addition to presenting examples of these phenomena, I suggest several topics for further work in this area. Research needs to be conducted on the prevalence and the psychological characteristics of the experiencer. We also need to explore further interrelationships between the features of the experiences, and between near-death phenomena and other veridical experiences that take place in relation to living persons who are not dying and who are dead. Research could follow a variety of assumptions, including parapsychological and conventional explanations. Studies of near-death phenomena are particularly difficult due to the apparent rarity of some experiences, and the rarity of researchers interested and willing to get involved in this type of research.

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

Alvarado, C. S. (2007). Remarks on Ernesto Bozzano's La Psiche Domina la Materia Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(3) 189-195.

Abstract: Modern discussions of physical phenomena around the time of someone's death have not mentioned Italian psychical researcher Ernesto Bozzano's last study on the subject, La Psiche Domina la Materia (1948). Posthumously published, the book included an analysis of cases of falling pictures, disturbances of clocks, and a variety of other effects such as bell ringings, breakage and movement of objects, all connected by experiencers to death. In addition to reminding us that such reports of physical manifestations exist, Bozzano inspires us with ideas for further research. His book, however, suffered from several problems, among them a dogmatic approach to the interpretation of the cases, and the use of cases lacking relevant information.

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Related Experiences NOS

Alvarado, C. S. (2010). Online Resources for the History of Out-of-Body Experiences and Death-Related Phenomena Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(3) 143-162.

Abstract: Google Books is a digital library covering out of print publications about a variety of topics, among them materials relevant for a history of discussions, observations, and collections of cases of out-of-body experiences and death-related phenomena such as near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and apparitions. In this article, I provide examples of copyright-free and cost-free sources from Google Books that investigators of near-death and related phenomena can download and change into plain text; in many cases, I include passages that give readers a sense of the richness of these sources for both a historical and a contemporary understanding of near-death and related phenomena. Examples of books include Johann Engelbrecht’s The Divine Visions of John Engelbrecht (1780), Augustine Calmet’s The Phantom World (1850), Henri Roger Gougenot de Mousseaux’s Les hauts phénomènes de la magie (1864), Edward H. Clarke’s Visions (1878), William H. Harrison’s Spirits Before Our Eyes (1879), and Frederic W. H. Myers’s Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death (1903). Examples of articles include those written by such authors as Ernesto Bozzano, Francis Power Cobbe, James H. Hyslop, Duncan MacDougall, Frank Podmore, and A. S. Wiltse.

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Topics:
Education about NDEs
Historical Perspectives on NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Related Experiences NOS