Near-death-experiences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors. Meaningful phenomena or just fantasy of death?

Near-death experiences in non-life-threatening events and coma of different etiologies

“…Similarly, a recent review by Mobbs and Watt (2011) also points to a higher incidence of NDEs in retrospective as compared to prospective studies. These findings could be related to the claim of some authors that NDE reports might suffer from memory reconstructions (French, 2001; Martens, 1994). However, Greyson (2007) has reported that the memories of NDE core features did not modify over time.…”

Near-death experiences in non-life-threatening events and coma of different etiologies

“…Similarly, a recent review by Mobbs and Watt (2011) also points to a higher incidence of NDEs in retrospective as compared to prospective studies. These findings could be related to the claim of some authors that NDE reports might suffer from memory reconstructions (French, 2001; Martens, 1994). However, Greyson (2007) has reported that the memories of NDE core features did not modify over time.…”

To Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Search for Meaning and Coherence

“…These cognitive processes are consistent with near death experiences (Parnia, Spearpoint, & Fenwick, 2007). However, the incidence of near death experiences among OHCa survivors appears to be extremely low (Martens, 1994).…”

Persistence of Attitude Changes After Near-Death Experiences

“…Despite questions about their etiology, NDEs are important to clinicians and neuroscientists for two reasons. First, they may be mistaken for psychopathological states, yet have profoundly different sequelae requiring different therapeutic approaches (Greyson, 1997(Greyson, , 2001, and they may provide comfort, dignity, and reassurance to people who are terminally ill or bereaved (Martens, 1994). Second, clarification of their mechanisms may enhance our understanding of consciousness and its relation to brain function (Khanna et al, 2018;Morse and Neppe, 1991); neuroimaging of near-death experiencers meditating on their NDEs have identified areas of marked hemodynamic and neuroelectric changes in specific brain regions (Beauregard et al, 2009).…”

Near-death experiences in non-life-threatening events and coma of different etiologies

“…Similarly, a recent review by Mobbs and Watt (2011) also points to a higher incidence of NDEs in retrospective as compared to prospective studies. These findings could be related to the claim of some authors that NDE reports might suffer from memory reconstructions (French, 2001; Martens, 1994). However, Greyson (2007) has reported that the memories of NDE core features did not modify over time.…”

To Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Search for Meaning and Coherence

“…These cognitive processes are consistent with near death experiences (Parnia, Spearpoint, & Fenwick, 2007). However, the incidence of near death experiences among OHCa survivors appears to be extremely low (Martens, 1994).…”

Persistence of Attitude Changes After Near-Death Experiences

“…Despite questions about their etiology, NDEs are important to clinicians and neuroscientists for two reasons. First, they may be mistaken for psychopathological states, yet have profoundly different sequelae requiring different therapeutic approaches (Greyson, 1997(Greyson, , 2001, and they may provide comfort, dignity, and reassurance to people who are terminally ill or bereaved (Martens, 1994). Second, clarification of their mechanisms may enhance our understanding of consciousness and its relation to brain function (Khanna et al, 2018;Morse and Neppe, 1991); neuroimaging of near-death experiencers meditating on their NDEs have identified areas of marked hemodynamic and neuroelectric changes in specific brain regions (Beauregard et al, 2009).…”

Near-death experiences in non-life-threatening events and coma of different etiologies

“…Similarly, a recent review by Mobbs and Watt (2011) also points to a higher incidence of NDEs in retrospective as compared to prospective studies. These findings could be related to the claim of some authors that NDE reports might suffer from memory reconstructions (French, 2001; Martens, 1994). However, Greyson (2007) has reported that the memories of NDE core features did not modify over time.…”

To Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Search for Meaning and Coherence

“…These cognitive processes are consistent with near death experiences (Parnia, Spearpoint, & Fenwick, 2007). However, the incidence of near death experiences among OHCa survivors appears to be extremely low (Martens, 1994).…”

Persistence of Attitude Changes After Near-Death Experiences

“…Despite questions about their etiology, NDEs are important to clinicians and neuroscientists for two reasons. First, they may be mistaken for psychopathological states, yet have profoundly different sequelae requiring different therapeutic approaches (Greyson, 1997(Greyson, , 2001, and they may provide comfort, dignity, and reassurance to people who are terminally ill or bereaved (Martens, 1994). Second, clarification of their mechanisms may enhance our understanding of consciousness and its relation to brain function (Khanna et al, 2018;Morse and Neppe, 1991); neuroimaging of near-death experiencers meditating on their NDEs have identified areas of marked hemodynamic and neuroelectric changes in specific brain regions (Beauregard et al, 2009).…”