iStockphoto.com Scientists have long dismissed reports of people "seeing the light" during near-death experiences. But now researchers are taking a closer look and asking whether a mind can operate while the brain has stopped.
Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes about near-death experiences for NPR. Originally posted May 22, 2009: “We’ve all heard the stories about near-death experiences: the tunnel, the white light, the encounter with long-dead relatives now looking very much alive.”
“Scientists have cast a skeptical eye on these accounts. They say that these feelings and visions are simply the result of a brain shutting down.
“But now some researchers are giving a closer neurological look at near-death experiences and asking: Can your mind operate when your brain has stopped?”
The rest of the article, Decoding The Mystery Of Near-Death Experiences, is here.
Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes about near-death experiences for NPR. Originally posted May 22, 2009: “We’ve all heard the stories about near-death experiences: the tunnel, the white light, the encounter with long-dead relatives now looking very much alive.
