Episode 44: Near Death Experiences & Other Liminalities

TW: discussion of drug use in this episodeIn Part 2 of the Afterlives and Past Lives series, the hosts Astra, Hanne and Fel explore the mystifying and perhaps mystical world of near-death experiences. Tune in to hear our scientific deconstruction of what a near-death experience actually is, how they correspond to spiritual traditions across the globe, and how some of our personal experiences have shaped our attitudes towards death and the afterlife. BIBLIOGRAPHY/RESOURCES: -Tibetan Book Of The Dead - Near-death experiences might change your attitude to life: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022167819892107 - ...or you might even experience hallucinations after the fact: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022167804266281?journalCode=jhpa- The Greyson NDE scale, and how near-death experiences remain consistent over time: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6854303/ && https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(06)00669-1/fulltext - What goes on in the brain during death? An EEG offers clues: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.813531/full - Review of potential mechanisms for NDEs:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-019-0983-2 - A staggering 12% of cardiac patients in this study experienced NDEs: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673601071008 - 'Real vs imagined' memories https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23544039/ && https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2017.03.003 - Meditation-induced NDEs: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-018-0922-3 - NDEs can occur independently of death: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00490/full - Review of NDEs and their characteristics, with some great case studies https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.12582