Gomez-Jeria, J. S., & Saavedra-Aguilar, J. C. (1994). A neurobiological model for near-death experiences. II: The problem of recall of real events. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 81-89.

Abstract: In this article we propose a scientific approach to explain the fact that some near-death experiencers (NDErs) are able to recollect and verbalize real events occurring in the environment during the experience. Our model assigns a central place to priming, multiple declarative memory, and verbal modules. These biological mechanisms lead to the assimilation of multiple external cues, the consolidation in memory of matched primed environmental events, and the transformation and creation of logically structured functional engrams. Finally, the after-NDE behavioral and verbal interactions between the experiencer and a community of observers are discussed, together with their results.

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Topics:
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Mental Processes and NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Science and NDEs

Greyson, B. (1994). Near-death experiences and satisfaction with life. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 103-108.

Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs) are reported to produce positive changes in attitudes, beliefs, and values that might be expected to enhance the experiencers' satisfaction with life. Global satisfaction with life was examined among a sample of self-selected near-death experiencers, individuals who had come close to death without an NDE, and individuals who had never been close to death. NDErs' life satisfaction was not different from that of the two control groups, suggesting that problems readjusting to life after an NDE may offset any enhanced life satisfaction that may result from positive personality transformation.

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Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Methodology in NDE Research

Harris, B. (1994). Kundalini and healing in the West. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 75-79.

Abstract: Kundalini rising, and associated profound physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual changes, are occurring with increasing frequency to uninitiated and unprepared Westerners, often as a result of near-death experiences. While these phenomena have been encompassed by Oriental medicine for centuries, they are unknown to traditional anatomically-based Western medicine. Without adequate knowledge or guidance, kundalini experiences may lead to ego inflation or “premature transcendence,” paradoxically blocking spiritual evolution. A new paradigm in health care, emerging as a complement to traditional Western medical science, incorporates a variety of body-based and psychological therapies that validate the role of the True Self in health and wholeness and work with energetic and experiential phenomena such as kundalini.

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Topics:
Kundalini and NDEs

Kellehear, A., Stevenson, I., Pasricha, S., & Cook, E. (1994). The absence of tunnel sensations in near-death experiences from India. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 109-113.

Abstract: This article questions the recent report by Susan Blackmore (1993) of tunnel sensations in near-death experiences in India, and presents anthropological and methodological reasons for doubting the validity of that finding.

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Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological

Moore, L. H. (1994). An assessment of physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 91-102.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward near-death experiences (NDEs). The study population consisted of 143 staff physicians in the Baptist Memorial Hospital System. Participants completed by mail a modified version of Thornburg’s (1988) Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire. Less than one-fourth of the physicians had a well-grounded knowledge base regarding NDEs, while two-thirds had a positive attitude toward NDEs. These data suggest the need for inservice programs for medical and nursing staff regarding near-death phenomena. Further studies assessing physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward NDEs are recommended utilizing a larger population from a wider geographical region.

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Topics:
Education about NDEs
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs