near-death experience
Scientists Detect Brain Activity in Dying People Linked to Dreams, Hallucinations
"Our study may be as good as it will ever get for finding neural signatures of near-death consciousness,” said the study's senior author.
We Asked People About the Time They Literally Almost Died
"There was a sense of fear, but then comfort because anything could happen at any time no matter how careful you are."
Taking Psychedelics Helps People Face Mortality Like a Near-Death Experience, Study Finds
Scientists found that psychedelics and near-death experiences both overwhelmingly reduced anxiety about death.
The Search for Meaning in a Mysterious Brain Signal at Death
Research on a surge of gamma wave activity at death has been cited as proof your life flashes before your eyes before you die; in truth, no one knows exactly what it means.
I Survived Being Stabbed 35 Times
Ik dacht: dit was het dan. Drie dagen later werd ik wakker op de IC, met een slang in mijn keel en duizend draadjes in mijn lijf.
What Near-Death Experiences Might Tell Us About the Brain
"It can generate a sense of detachment from the body and the self and, at higher doses, a full-blown dissociative experience."
Why Does DMT Make You Feel Like You’re Dying?
Researchers dosed 13 people with DMT to investigate the similarities between DMT trips and near death experiences in the first study of its kind.
What it’s Like to Be Lost at Sea
Josh Marsh survived 52 hours stranded in a boat off the coast of the Philippines.
I Survived a Skydive Where My Parachute Failed
Brad Guy jumped out of a plane at 15,000 feet and hit the ground at 50 MPH.
Being in a Coma is Like One Long Lucid Dream
After contracting Legionnaires' disease, Stephanie Savage fell into a coma for six weeks. She dreamed about polar bears, ice cream, and scenes from science fiction movies.