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Observed Somatic Continuance During Spontaneous Out-of-Body Experiences

Article regarding observed somatic continuance (OSC) -- i.e., situations where an experiencer observes their physical body persisting in semi-autonomous behavior from what appears to be a detached vantage point -- and discussing possible theories about what might trigger the experiences.

Date: Spring 2022

Creator: King, Robert A.

Item Type: Article

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Self-Location Kinematics Influence the Generation of Near-Death Experience Cognitive and Affective Perceptions

Article discussing research related to personal feelings of self-location and movement during near-death experiences (NDEs). It also describes the use of "Archi-Textures" to more clearly define spatio-temporal experiences during NDEs.

Date: Spring 2021

Creator: Lerner, France; Laureys, Steven; Charland-Verville, Vanessa & Botbol-Baum, Mylene

Item Type: Article

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Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 6, Number 2, Winter 1987

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

Date: Winter 1987

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 15, Number 1, Fall 1996

Date: Autumn 1996

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 6, Number 1, Fall 1987

Date: Autumn 1987

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1984

Semi-annual journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

Date: Spring 1984

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 4, Number 2, Fall 1984

Date: Autumn 1984

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 1, Number 1, July 1981

Date: July 1981

Creator: Ring, Kenneth

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 2, Number 1, June 1982

Date: June 1982

Creator: Ring, Kenneth

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 3, Number 1, June 1983

Date: June 1983

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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Assessment of Clergy Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Near-Death Experiences

Article discussing the results of a questionnaire distributed to clergy from Pennsylvania and Illinois, which showed the respondents had limited knowledge of the near-death experience (NDE) but had a moderately positive attitude toward the subject.

Date: Spring 1992

Creator: Bechtel, Lori J.; Chen, Alex; Pierce, Richard A. & Walker, Barbara A.

Item Type: Article

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Development of the Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire

Article explaining a questionnaire used to study nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward near-death phenomena and patients who have experienced them, as well as the development of a revised questionnaire that is more valid and reliable.

Date: Summer 1988

Creator: Thornburg, Nina R.

Item Type: Article

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Hospice Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward the Near-Death Experience

Study surveying 60 hospice nurses regarding their knowledge and attitudes toward the near-death experience (NDE), using Thornburg's Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire.

Date: Summer 1991

Creator: Barnett, Linda

Item Type: Article

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Rationale and Considerations for Proposed Near-Death Research in the Hospital Setting

Abstract: Further research into the question of veridical perception during the "naturalistic" near-death out-of-body experience (nND OBE), that phase of the near-death experience in which the experiencer seems to be perceiving a normal earthly realm, would be of value to NDErs, their caregivers, and humanity in general. I propose a research procedure that targets visual perception during nND OBEs that occur in the hospital setting. I discuss unresolved issues in the design and implementation… more

Date: Autumn 1988

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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Unexpected Findings in a Study of Visual Perception During the Naturalistic Near-Death Out-of-Body Experience

Study of visual perception during the naturalistic near-death out-of-body experience (nND OBE), that aspect of the NDE in which the experiencer seems to view normal physical surroundings from a vantage point outside the physical body, which yielded some unexpected findings that contradicted or augmented previous research. Each of these findings is discussed relative to previous research and analyzed in light of the limitations of the current study.

Date: Spring 1989

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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Near-Death Verdicality Research in the Hospital Setting: Problems and Promise

Study of near-death verdicality in the hospital setting. The paper describes problems, both anticipated and unanticipated, that were encountered. Based on the successes and failures of this undertaking, recommendations for future research of this type are presented.

Date: Autumn 1990

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner & Joesten, Leroy

Item Type: Article

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Visual Perception During Naturalistic Near-Death Out-of-Body Experiences

Study attempting to ascertain the most appropriate content and placement of visual stimuli in a hospital-based study of the veridicality of out-of-body perception in the near-death experience (NDE), and the likelihood that a subject in such a study would notice, clearly perceive, and accurately recall a visual stimulus.

Date: Winter 1988

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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Electromagnetic Aftereffects of Near-Death Experiences

Study investigating electromagnetic effects among near-death experiencers (NDErs), people who reported a close brush with death without an NDE, and people who reported never having been close to death but who used their most life-changing event as a past reference point.

Date: Winter 2008

Creator: Mouri, Farnoosh M. & Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response

Article acknowledging the viability and potential value of the hypothesis underlying articles suggesting a relationship between near-death experiences (NDEs) and the body's arousal system, but also identifying substantial weaknesses in both the presented lines of evidence and the studies.

Date: Spring 2007

Creator: Long, Jeffrey & Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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More Things in Heaven and Earth: A Response to "Near-Death Experiences with Hallucinatory Features"

Article offering alternative arguments and conclusions to those Keith Augustine offered regarding discrepancies between some near-death experiencers' (NDErs') reports of events they perceived during their NDEs and objective information available about those events.

Date: Autumn 2007

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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The Field of Near-Death Studies Through 2001: An Analysis of the Periodical Literature

Article analyzing literature of the first quarter century of the field of near-death studies.

Date: Autumn 2005

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner & Christian, Rozan

Item Type: Article

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Failure to Elicit Near-Death Experiences in Induced Cardiac Arrest

Article exploring the reasons why near-death experiences may not occur during induced cardiac arrest.

Date: Winter 2006

Creator: Greyson, Bruce; Holden, Janice Miner & Mounsey, J. Paul

Item Type: Article

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Out-of-Body Experiences: All in the Brain?

Article presenting arguments supporting the conclusion that the subtitle claims of an article published in "Nature" were not well-founded and that much research remains to be conducted to unravel the mystery of out-of-body experiences.

Date: Winter 2006

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner; Long, Jeffrey & MacLurg, Jason

Item Type: Article

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Effect on Emotional Well-Being of Hypnotic Recall of the Near-Death Experience

Article reporting the preliminary finding of overwhelming psychological benefit of hypnotic recall of near-death experiences, and discussing implications for future research.

Date: Summer 1996

Creator: Holden, Janice Miner

Item Type: Article

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