Experiencing death: An insider's perspective

Steve Paulson, Peter Fenwick, Mary Neal, Kevin Nelson, Sam Parnia

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Abstract

For millennia, human beings have wondered what happens after death. What is the first-person experience of dying and being brought back to life? Technological advances in resuscitation science have now added an intriguing new chapter to the literature of out-of-body or near-death experiences by eliciting detailed and vivid accounts of those who have approached the threshold of death. Steve Paulson, executive producer and host of To the Best of Our Knowledge, moderated a discussion that included neurologist Kevin Nelson, neuropsychiatrist Peter Fenwick, emergency medicine expert Sam Parnia, and orthopedic surgeon and drowning survivor Mary Neal; they share some remarkable stories and discuss how they analyze such experiences in light of their own backgrounds and training. The following is an edited transcript of the discussion from December 11, 2013, 7:00-8:30 PM, at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-57
Number of pages18
JournalAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume1330
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2014

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 New York Academy of Sciences.

Keywords

  • Clinical death
  • Near-death experiences
  • Out-of body experiences
  • Self

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • History and Philosophy of Science

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