{"id":4124,"date":"2019-02-07T19:11:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/?page_id=4124"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:07:48","slug":"near-death-experiences-ndes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/our-research\/near-death-experiences-ndes\/","title":{"rendered":"Near-Death Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Near-Death Experiences are intensely vivid and often life-transforming experiences, many of which occur under extreme physiological conditions such as trauma, ceasing of brain activity, deep general anesthesia or cardiac arrest in which no awareness or sensory experiences of any kind should be possible according to the prevailing views in neuroscience.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Dr. Bruce Greyson\u2019s informative personal<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brucegreyson.com\/about\/\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_4869\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4869\" class=\"wp-image-4869\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-Interviewing-a-subject-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Bruce Greyson\" width=\"700\" height=\"515\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Bruce Greyson interviewing a near-death experiencer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A near-death experience, or NDE, is a common pattern of events that many people experience when they are experiencing intense threat, are seriously ill or come close to death. Although NDEs vary from one person to another, they often include such features as the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>feeling very comfortable and free of pain<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0a sensation of leaving the body, sometimes being able to see the physical body while floating above it<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0the mind functioning more clearly and more rapidly than us<\/li>\n<li>a sensation of being drawn into a tunnel or darkness<\/li>\n<li>a brilliant light, sometimes at the end of the tunnel<\/li>\n<li>a sense of overwhelming peace, well-being, or absolute, unconditional love<\/li>\n<li>a sense of having access to unlimited knowledge<\/li>\n<li>a \u201clife review,\u201d or recall of important events in the past<\/li>\n<li>a <em>preview<\/em> of future events yet to come<\/li>\n<li>encounters with deceased loved ones, or with other beings that may be identified as religious figures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While these features are commonly reported, many NDEs differ from this pattern and include other elements.\u00a0For example, some near-death experiences may be frightening or distressing rather than peaceful. We are interested in hearing about <em>all<\/em> kinds of near-death and similar experiences, and in studying their effect upon persons who have them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Veridical NDEs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are particularly interested in studying NDEs that may bear on the question of whether the mind can function outside the physical body, and on whether we may survive bodily death. One such type of experience is the so-called <strong><em>veridical NDE<\/em><\/strong>, in which experiencers acquire verifiable information that they could not have obtained by any normal means. For example, some experiencers report seeing events going on at some distant location, such as another room of the hospital; or an experiencer might meet a deceased loved one who then communicates verifiable information the experiencer had not known. Other kinds of NDEs that may bear on the mind\/body question include those in which mental functioning seems to be enhanced despite physiological evidence that the brain is impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The causes of NDEs are complex and not fully known. While many medical and psychological explanations have been offered, they remain speculative and often fall short of explaining the entire phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Participate in Research:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4887\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4887\" class=\"wp-image-4887 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-and-Marieta-smaller-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Bruce Greyson and Dr. Marieta Pehlivanova\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-and-Marieta-smaller-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-and-Marieta-smaller-768x873.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-and-Marieta-smaller-901x1024.jpg 901w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-and-Marieta-smaller-176x200.jpg 176w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/06\/Bruce-and-Marieta-smaller.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Bruce Greyson and Dr. Marieta Pehlivanova<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/participate\/participate-in-research\/#nde\"><strong>Near-Death Experiences, IRB-SBS\u00a0Protocol\u00a0#1999-0116-00<\/strong><\/a><strong>: If you are over age 18, currently healthy and would like to share a near-death experience of any type with the researchers at the Division of Perceptual Studies, please see the link for <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Contacting Us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/participate\/participate-in-research\/#NDETX\"><strong>Investigation of Therapeutic Outcomes in Near-Death Experiencers, IRB-SBS Protocol #2377:<\/strong><\/a> <strong>Dr. Marieta Pehlivanova and Dr. Bruce Greyson have finished collecting data for this study and are no longer enrolling subjects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>(CURRENTLY CLOSED TO ENROLLMENT) Group 1) <\/strong><u>Call for mental health professionals or counselors who have worked with near-death experiencers. <\/u>If you are interested in enrolling in the <strong>mental health professionals <\/strong>part of this research study, please follow this link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_b3dsBN2VoQkFYfX\"><strong>online questionnaire.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_cphEventWebsite_pnlLocation\" class=\"eventLocation\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>(CURRENTLY CLOSED TO ENROLLMENT) Group 2) <\/strong><u>Call for people 18 and older who have had a near-death experience for this part of the study. <\/u>If you are interested in enrolling in the <strong>near-death experiencer <\/strong>part of this research study, please follow this link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_77YoJ3Wqgli7s8t\"><strong>online questionnaire.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong> Dr. Marieta Pehlivanova about your near-death experience at <a href=\"mailto:mp8ce@virginia.edu\">mp8ce@virginia.edu\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ctl00_cphEventWebsite_pnlLocation\" class=\"eventLocation\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5029\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5029\" class=\"wp-image-5029 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Brian.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Greyson, Anita Moorjani and Brian Walker, May 2019\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Brian.jpg 476w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Brian-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Brian-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dr. Bruce Greyson, Anita Moorjani and Dr. Brian Walker visiting DOPS, May 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Author and NDE experiencer Anita Moorjani, and her former doctor at the time of her profound NDE, Dr. Brian Walker, visited Dr. Greyson in May of 2019 to exchange rich, thought-provoking ideas around the fascinating topic of near-death experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Brian Walker and Anita recording an interesting interview while they were visiting us at the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QNHMcVP6exI\"><strong>video of Anita Moorjani and Brian Walker<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5028\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5028\" class=\"wp-image-5028 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Eben-May-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Greyson, Anita Moorjani and Eben Alexander, May 2019\" width=\"476\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Eben-May-2019.jpg 476w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Eben-May-2019-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2019\/07\/Bruce-Anita-and-Eben-May-2019-268x200.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dr. Bruce Greyson, Anita Moorjani, and Dr. Eben Alexander visting DOPS, May 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Authors and near-death experiencers Eben Alexander and Anita Moorjani had complex, medically documented serious illnesses at the time they experienced their profound and life-altering near-death experiences. Both were gravely ill and their recoveries in both cases astounded and perplexed the attending medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Anita and Eben have published best selling books describing their transfo<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">rmative near-death experiences and the dire medical circumstances leading up to them. Eben Alexander&#8217;s book is called &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ebenalexander.com\/books\/proof-of-heaven\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Proof of Heaven<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221; and Anita Moorjani&#8217;s book is called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/anitamoorjani.com\/products\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Dying to Be Me<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anita and Eben met with Bruce Greyson and the DOPS researchers to discuss their experiences with us. During their visit, our research staff enjoyed a fascinating discussion regarding the many layers of life affirming aftereffects of near-death experiences.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Books about the research into near-death experiences:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/publications\/books\/study-of-near-death-experiences\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #db6809;\">Books about near-death experiences<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>authored, co-authored and co-edited by Dr. Bruce Greyson-one of the leading authorities on the study of near-death experiences. Please see Dr. Greyson&#8217;s most recent book publications for more information:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/book\/the-handbook-of-near-death-experiences-thirty-years-of-investigation\/\"><em><strong>-The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty <span style=\"color: #000080;\">Years of Investigation<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/book\/after-a-doctor-explores-what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-life-and-beyond\/\">-After: A Doctor Explores What Near-death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Academic publications on near-death experiences:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/publications\/academic-publications\/?wpv-category%5B%5D=near-death-experiences&amp;2author-names%5B%5D=&amp;date-of-publication%5B%5D=\"><span style=\"color: #db6809;\"><strong>Academic<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #db6809;\">Publications o<\/span>n NDEs<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">In addition, review <strong><span style=\"color: #db6809;\"><a class=\"internal-link\" style=\"color: #db6809;\" title=\"Recommended Books\" href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/publications\/recommended-books\/\">a list of recommended books by other authors<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0pertaining to the topic of NDE&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Videos, magazine articles, podcasts and radio interviews about the research into NDE&#8217;s<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u00a0View the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #db6809;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #db6809;\" href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/our-research\/near-death-experiences-ndes\/media-nde\/\">Media<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>on the research into NDE&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Near-Death Experiences are intensely vivid and often life-transforming experiences, many of which occur under extreme physiological conditions such as trauma, ceasing of brain activity, deep general anesthesia or cardiac arrest in which no awareness or sensory experiences of any kind should be possible according to the prevailing views in neuroscience.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dr. Bruce Greyson\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2060,"featured_media":0,"parent":1312,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - 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