DOPS Receives $1 Million Gift to Support Survival Research

8/12/2024

The Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) has received the first installment of a $1 million estate gift from The Philip B. Rothenberg Legacy Fund to establish the Philip B. Rothenberg Research…

RESEARCH: Critique of Recent Report of Electrical Activity in the Dying Human Brain

8/12/2024

RESEARCH: Animals and Near-Death Experiences

8/8/2024

International Research Group Gathers at DOPS to Discuss Theories of Consciousness

8/7/2024

Nothing would do more for acceptance of the phenomena we study at DOPS than development of a scientifically and philosophically plausible theory, one including a clear demonstration that the phenomena…

RESEARCH: Exploring the Transformative Potential of Out-of-Body Experiences – A Pathway to Enhanced Empathy

6/30/2024

EVENT: Dr. Penberthy to Present Research About After-Death Communications at IANDS Conference 2024

6/28/2024

Kim Penberthy, PhD and her colleagues will be presenting at the upcoming conference for the International Association for Near-Death Studies in August. They will be speaking about their research regarding…

RESEARCH: Narrative Review of the Potential for Psychedelics to Treat Prolonged Grief Disorder

6/26/2024

VIDEO: Drs. Jim Tucker and Ed Kelly present at Mangalam Research Center’s “Mind, Death, & Rebirth” special series

6/17/2024

Dr. Jim Tucker and Dr. Edward F. Kelly recently participated in the Mangalam Research Center's special series of talks on “Mind, Death, & Rebirth.” The talks approach these topics in…

RESEARCH: Cognitive Styles – Psi Researchers are More Similar to Skeptics than to Lay Believers

6/14/2024

EVENT: Psi Phenomena and the Brain – Intro to DOPS Neuroimaging Lab with Dr. David Acunzo

6/7/2024

Description: Dr. David Acunzo from the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) will talk about the laboratory study of psi phenomena (i.e. extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis) using brain imaging techniques. He…