Included here are articles about research that is of special interest in the field of near-death studies.
During the past few years the worldwide press has seen a virtual explosion of headlines claiming that a condition called “REM intrusion” explains near-death experiences. The media’s excitement makes it sound like a final solution. However, the people who really know NDEs say, “Not so fast.”
A paper summarizing results from a five-year prospective study of NDEs conducted in a Welsh hospital in the United Kingdom. Interesting findings include pharmacological impact, differentiation from hallucinations, and effects of various conditions on the frequency of NDEs. The author will be giving a complete presentation of her study at the fall 2006 IANDS conference in Houston, including a case of the spontaneous healing of a congenital disorder after an NDE
Response by three NDE researchers to an article in Nature Magazine (2002) on an induced out-of-body experience by electrical stimulation.
Major talk given by one of the world's leading NDE researchers summarizing 30 years of research - a fundamental overview of scientific findings.
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