Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

Researchers have developed a model to explain the science of near-death experiences. Others have challenged it.

The experience of seeing a tunnel of light during near-death experiences, often portrayed in movies and literature or shared in real-life anecdotes, is typically linked with glimpses of the afterlife.

The space between life and death has fascinated scientists, mystics, and near-death experiencers for centuries. It’s the strange, elusive in-between — a liminal state the body enters when the heart ...

A researcher in near-death experiences says our definition of 'death' should change.

To figure out how people deal with near-death experiences, researchers at the University of Virginia surveyed 167 individuals who said they had one. They were at death’s door and opened a window to a ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a widely reported yet poorly understood phenomenon. Though there is no agreed-upon definition of an NDE, it has been described as “profound psychological events with ...

An ambitious effort to create a neurophysiological paradigm to explain near-death experiences has failed to capture many fascinating and often perplexing aspects of people's brushes with death, top ...

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They were at death’s door and opened a window to a whole new world. About 15% of severely ill patients report enduring a near-death experience (NDE), which may mean having an overwhelming out-of-body ...