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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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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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Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence for Survival?

Article that seeks to define out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and argues that both theoretical and empirical reasons prove that OBEs cannot provide evidence for survival of death.

Date: December 1983

Creator: Blackmore, Susan

Item Type: Article

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Do "Near-Death Experiences" Occur Only Near-Death? -- Revisited

Abstract: Ten years ago our research on out-of-body experiences suggested that the elements of the near-death experience (NDE) were not necessarily limited to situations in which survival was threatened. A decade of continued study has confirmed that the perception of being near death, independent of the actual reality of the situation, is the key determinant of the classical NDE. From early in life, the infant's dread of catastrophe leads to the elaboration of extensive psychological defense… more

Date: Autumn 1991

Creator: Gabbard, Glen O. & Twemlow, Stuart W.

Item Type: Article

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Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 7, Number 3, Spring 1989

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: Spring 1989

Creator: Greyson, Bruce

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

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