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April 23, 2021, IONS Online Event. Dr. Bruce Greyson: What Do Near-Death Experiences Suggest About Life, Death, and Beyond?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Co-produced by the Institute of Noetic Sciences<\/a> and the Scientific and Medical Network<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are profound experiences that frequently occur on the threshold of death. They include phenomena that are difficult if not impossible to reconcile with a materialistic view of the mind, such as enhanced thinking and perceptions while the brain is severely impaired, accurate perceptions from outside the physical body, and encounters with deceased persons not known to have died. Dr. Bruce Greyson has been studying NDEs for almost half a century. In this presentation, he shares some of his most important findings on the nature of life and death, illustrating his research data with captivating examples.<\/p>\n

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