Serdahely, W. (2007). Commentary on Keith Augustine's paper Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(1) 51-53.

Abstract: Keith Augustine claims that near-death experiences are actually hallucinations. However, this proposition has several serious problems that I explicate in this commentary.

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Topics:
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations

Smit, R. H. (2008). Corroboration of the dentures anecdote involving veridical perception in a near-death experience Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(1) 47-61.

Abstract: One of the most striking examples of near-death experience stories is the account of a clinically dead patient whose dentures were removed from his mouth prior to resuscitation, and which dentures were then lost. Days later the patient saw a nurse and told him that it was he who had removed those dentures. The patient was right, but he should not have known this information, because at the time the nurse had removed his dentures, the patient was clinically dead. Since publication of this account in a prestigious mainstream medical journal, speculations have abounded. In this article I describe the investigation I undertook to put these speculations to rest and the outcome of that investigation.

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Topics:
Veridical Perception during NDEs

Smit, R. H., & Rivas, T. (2010). Rejoinder to “Response to ‘Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience’” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(4) 193-205.

Abstract: In this article we rejoin Gerald Woerlee’s response in this issue to Smit’s (2008) article, “Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience.” We show the untenability of his claim that the man whose dentures were lost before his resuscitation in the hospital was initiated had been conscious virtually all the way from the moment he was found in the meadow up to his transport to the hospital’s cardiac care unit. Also, we question Woerlee’s claim that the patient constructed an accurate mental picture of objects and persons in the resuscitation room simply by listening to the sounds caused by the actions around his body. In all, we question Woerlee’s materialistic explanations of the out-of-body experience that occurred in this patient’s near-death experience. Our conclusion is straightforward: We consider Woerlee’s claims to be wrong.

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Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Mental Processes and NDEs

Stefansson, E., Traustason, S., & Eysteinsson, T. (2006). An ocular physiological explanation for visual sensations in near-death experiences Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2) 109-120.

Abstract: The visual sensations in near-death experiences have been associated with disturbances in brain function, as well as religious and supernatural forces. We propose that these phenomena may be explained by the different tissue pressures in the eye and brain, which influence the consequences of reduced arterial blood pressure. The intraocular pressure is higher than the intracranial pressure, and therefore the perfusion pressure of the eye is lower than that of the brain proper. The eye will become ischemic and hypoxic earlier than the brain when arterial blood pressure falls, such as in death. The function of the retina may therefore be disturbed while the individual is still conscious, and this may result in visual sensations.

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Topics:
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS

Stout, Y. M., Jacquin, L. A., & Atwater, P. M. H. (2006). Six major challenges faced by near-death experiencers Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1) 49-62.

Abstract: This article sheds more light on some of the unique personal and spiritual challenges that people face following near-death experiences (NDEs). The six challenges and suggested remedies described here were developed from more than 185 written responses to two questions, regarding challenges after NDEs and remedies, gathered from 25 attendees at the first retreat for NDErs held by International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) in April, 2006. We hope that this informal study will stimulate more formal research into the challenges and unique needs faced by all NDErs and the development of resources to assist experiencers in coping with them.

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Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Relationships (familial, social)
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children-Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Social Workers
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Spiritual (chaplains, clergy)
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs’ Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs’ Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Spirituality and NDEs