Study into near-death experiences [View All]

[YankeyMCC]

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A large study is to examine near-death experiences in heart attack patients.

Doctors at 25 UK and US hospitals will study 1,500 survivors to see if people with no heartbeat or brain activity can have "out of body" experiences.

Some people report seeing a tunnel or bright light, others recall looking down from the ceiling at medical staff.
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To test this, the researchers have set up special shelving in resuscitation areas. The shelves hold pictures - but they're visible only from the ceiling.

Dr Sam Parnia, who is heading the study, said: "If you can demonstrate that consciousness continues after the brain switches off, it allows for the possibility that the consciousness is a separate entity.

"It is unlikely that we will find many cases where this happens, but we have to be open-minded.
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Dr Parnia works as an intensive care doctor, and felt from his daily duties that science had not properly explored the issue of near-death experiences.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7621608.stm

I'm so glad Dr Parnia and the hospitals involved will be spending time and money on this :eyes:

And I'm sure when no-one sees the paintings from the ceiling (or will they find some vague language in one or two people's description that will be used to say they may have seen the picture? ) it'll put the question to rest for everyone. :sarcasm: