Abstract Purpose of Review Near-death experiences (NDEs) are conscious perceptual
experiences, including self-related emotional, spiritual, and mystical experiences, occurring …

Near-death experiences (NDEs) including out-of-body experiences (OBEs) have been
fascinating phenomena of perception both for affected persons and for communities in …

Issues in Aging combines social, psychological, biological, and philosophical perspectives
to present a multifaceted picture of aging. Novak illustrates both the problems and the …

Background The fundamental determinant of death in donation after circulatory
determination of death is the cessation of brain circulation and function. We therefore …

Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology: Bridging Spirit and Science provides an
accessible and engaging introduction to this complex and evolving field. Adopting a modular …

To analyze the first-person phenomenological Spiritually Transformative Experiences
(STEs) of a sample of scientists and academics, the first-person phenomenological accounts …

Survivors of large burns may face positive and negative psychological after-effects from
close-to-death injuries. This study is the first to examine their near-death experiences …

Despite their different etiologies, three types of spiritually transformative experiences (STEs)--
near-death experiences, psilocybin experiences, and meditative experiences of cosmic …

Background The life-review experience (LRE) is a most intriguing mental phenomenon that
fascinated humans from time immemorial. In LRE one sees vividly a succession of one's …

Consciousness has 2 components: wakefulness (arousal) and awareness (perception of the
self and the external environment). Functional neuroimaging has identified 2 distinctive …