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1. Introduction to NDE Studies
Near-death experience (NDE) research grew a lot between 1975 and 2025. It started with personal stories from people who had close calls with death. Over time, it became a field studied by experts in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, cardiology, and consciousness studies. Early researchers like Raymond Moody, Russell Noyes Jr., and Michael Sabom found that many people described similar experiences. These included feeling outside their body, seeing a bright light, and feeling calm or peaceful. Later, Bruce Greyson created standard tools for studying NDEs. This helped make the research more organized and scientifically consistent.
During the 2000s and 2010s, researchers like Pim van Lommel and Sam Parnia studied people in hospitals who went through cardiac arrest and other life-threatening situations. They looked at what happened to consciousness during these events. At the same time, neuroscientists and psychologists studied possible brain-based explanations for NDEs and the long-term emotional, psychological, and spiritual effects they can have on people. By 2025, NDE research has become a recognized area of science that continues to ask important questions about consciousness, memory, and how humans experience death.
2. Key NDE Studies in 2025
Angeli-Faez, B. (2025). NDE during cardiac arrest and the problem of consciousness: A narrative review. Journal of Consciousness Studies/Current Opinion in Psychiatry (advance online publication).
Behzadi, H. (2025). The intertwining of death and life: A hermeneutic phenomenological study of NDEs among Iranian coma survivors. BMC Psychology.
Greyson, B. (2025). The veridical NDE scale: Construction and initial validation. Journal of Near-Death Studies.
Matlock, J. G. (2025). Past-life memories as after-effects of NDEs: A pilot study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 43(1).
Michael, P. (2025). The central clinical relevance of NDEs in emergency and critical care medicine. Frontiers in Psychology.
Pehlivanova, M., et al. (2025). Support needs after an NDE: A quantitative study with experiencers. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice.
Shushan, G. (2025). Diversity and similarity of NDEs across cultures. Journal of Consciousness Studies. Advance online publication.
Tassell-Matamua, N., et al. (2023). Life reviews in NDEs and in Theosophy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(2).
Trejo, J., et al. (2025). Local field potential changes during euthanasia may provide insight into neural correlates of NDEs. Scientific Reports.
3. Key NDE Studies in 2024
Coon, J. T. (2024). Brief report: Clairvoyance and telepathy in deathbed visions: Testing the hypothesis of continued consciousness/life after death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(3).
Greyson, B. (2024). The scope of Journal of Near-Death Studies topics. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1), 3–9.
Haraldsson, E., & Matlock, J. G. (2024). Children’s past-life memories: Parental reactions over time. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1), 10–26.
King, R. A. (2024). The interpreted meaning of “It is Not Your Time” in NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1), 54–69.
Lee, M. (2024). Dead but not gone: Thoughts on the next 50 years of NDE research. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(2).
Liester, M. B. (2024). Chronos and Kairos: The perception of time in near-death, mystical, and psychedelic states of consciousness. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(2), 103–126.
Long, J. (2024). Long-term transformational effects of NDEs. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing.
Manafu, A. (2024). What role should NDEs play in the lives of those who have experienced them? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(3), 160–178.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Charland-Verville, V., & others. (2024). Within-subject comparison of near-death and psychedelic experiences. Neuroscience of Consciousness, 2024(1), niae033.
Martial, C., Rousseau, A. F., & colleagues. (2024). Phenomenological memory characteristics and impact of NDE memories one year after intensive care survival. Medicina Intensiva.
Shushan, G. (2024/2025). Diversity and similarity of NDEs across cultures. Journal of Psychiatric Research. Advance online publication.
Tassell-Matamua, N., et al. (2024). Life reviews in NDEs and in Theosophy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(2).
Van Lommel, P. (2024). NDEs and the continuity of consciousness. Journal of Scientific Exploration.
4. Key NDE Studies in 2023
Agudo, E., et al. (2023). Comments on the results of the AWARE II study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(1).
Álvarez, A., et al. (2023). NDEs, post-traumatic stress, and supernormal abilities in a Latin American sample. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(1).
Batthyány, A. (2023). Letter to the editor: Terminal lucidity: The need for accuracy and integrity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(1), 67–71.
Brissey, C. (2023). Analysis of recent objections to the traditional NDE argument for a transphysical self. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(3).
Condorelli, R. (2023). The Geneva Bible as a source of solace in troubled times: Parallels with present-day NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1).
Coon, J. T. (2023). Brief report: Clairvoyance and telepathy in deathbed visions: Testing the hypothesis of continued consciousness/life after death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(3).
Cozzolino, P. J. (2023). Children’s past-life memories: Parental reactions over time. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1).
Greyson, B. (2023). Animals and NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(1).
Greyson, B. (2023). Researchers’ and experiencers’ descriptions of NDEs: In search of a conceptual model. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(3).
Hashemi, A., Oroojan, A. A., Rassouli, M., & Ashrafizadeh, H. (2023). Explanation of NDEs: A systematic analysis of case reports and qualitative research. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.
Holden, J. M. (2023). The scope of Journal of Near-Death Studies topics. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1).
Holden, J. M. (2023). Should IANDS endorse a post-physicalist worldview? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(2), 81–90.
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King, S. (2023). Brief report: The interpreted meaning of “It is not your time” in NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(1).
Lee, C. (2023). Dead but not gone: Thoughts on the next 50 years of NDE research. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(2).
Liester, M. B. (2023). Chronos and kairos: The perception of time in near-death, mystical, and psychedelic states of consciousness. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 42(2).
Michael, P., Martial, C., Timmermann, C., et al. (2023). This is your brain on death: A comparative analysis of an NDE and 5-methoxy-DMT experience. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.
Parnia, S., Spearpoint, K., de Vos, G., et al. (2023). AWARE-II: A multi-center study of consciousness and awareness during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation, 174, 23–31.
Romand, R., & Ehret, G. (2023). Neuro-functional modeling of NDEs in contexts of altered states of consciousness. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
van Lommel, P., & Greyson, B. (2023). Critique of recent report of electrical activity in the dying human brain. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(1).
5. Key NDE Studies in 2022
Bacchus, J., Holden, J. M., & Kinsey, L. (2022). An exploratory study of therapists’ experiences with their clients’ DBVs, deathbed coincidences, and ADC. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(2), 103–128.
Brissey, J. (2022). Analysis of recent objections to the traditional NDE argument for a transphysical self. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(3–4), 215–240.
Greyson, B. (2022). Researchers’ and experiencers’ descriptions of NDEs: In search of a conceptual model. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 41(3–4), 195–214.
Greyson, B., Martial, C., & Laureys, S. (2022). Invited commentary: Recent report of electroencephalogram of a dying brain. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(1), 3–8.
King, C. (2022). Observed somatic continuance during spontaneous OBEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(1), 9–24.
Machado, F. R., Zangari, W., & Tressoldi, P. (2022). Hypnotically induced near-death-like experiences: An exploratory study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(1), 25–44.
Punzak, M. (2022). Entangled life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our future [Book review]. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(3), 223–226.
Shared Crossing Research Initiative. (2022). Comparing NDEs and shared death experiences: An illuminating contrast. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(2), 77–102.
Streit-Horn, J., Houran, J., & Lange, R. (2022). Empirically-based best estimates of ADC phenomena: A systematic review of research. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(3), 139–170.
Tassell-Matamua, N., Murray, G., & Locke, T. (2022). Why NDEs matter to psychology: An exploration of Aotearoa New Zealand psychologists’ knowledge of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(3), 171–194.
6. Key NDE Studies in 2021
Brissey, J. (2021). NDErs’ beliefs and aftereffects: Problems for the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin naturalist explanation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 39(2).
Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., Biuso, M., & Rock, A. J. (2021). Survival psi and somatic psi: Exploratory quantitative phenomenological analyses of blinded mediums’ experiences of communication with the deceased and psychic readings for the living. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 39(2).
Cassol, H., Martial, C., Charland-Verville, V., Degrange, S., Laureys, S., & Greyson, B. (2021). Long-term memories of NDEs: A qualitative analysis. Memory, 29(9), 1168–1179.
Facco, E., Agrillo, C., & Greyson, B. (2021). Epistemological implications of NDEs and other non-ordinary mental expressions: Moving beyond the concept of altered state of consciousness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9873.
Facco, E., Lucangeli, D., & Tressoldi, P. (2021). On the science of consciousness: Epistemological reflections and NDEs. Behavioral Sciences, 11(7), 92.
Greyson, B. (2021). NDE and claims of past-life memories. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 39(3–4).
Greyson, B. (2021). NDEs and the brain. Missouri Medicine, 118(4), 304–308.
Lerner, G. H., Serruya, M., & Glicksohn, J. (2021). Self-location kinematics influence the generation of NDE cognitive and affective perceptions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 39(1).
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Antonopoulos, G., Charlier, T., Heros, J., Donneau, A.-F., Laureys, S., & Charland-Verville, V. (2021). Temporality of features in NDE narratives. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 689757.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Laureys, S., & Charland-Verville, V. (2021). NDE memories include more episodic components than flashbulb memories. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 738439.
Michael, P. (2021). Commentary on After: A doctor explores what NDEs reveal about life and beyond. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 39(3–4).
7. Key NDE Studies in 2020
Beauregard, M., Courtemanche, J., Paquette, V., & St-Pierre, É. L. (2020). The neuroscience of spiritual experiences and NDEs. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 16(5), 313–321.
Cassol, H., Bonin, E. A. C., Bastin, C., Puttaert, N., Charland-Verville, V., Laureys, S., & Martial, C. (2020). NDE memories include more episodic components than flashbulb memories. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 888.
Facco, E., Agrillo, C., & Greyson, B. (2020). Epistemological implications of NDEs and other non-ordinary mental expressions: Moving beyond the concept of altered state of consciousness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(16), 5989.
Foster, R., Maxwell, T., & Butler, K. (2020). Coping with cancer: Case studies on the effects of learning about NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(2).
Ghasemiannejad Jahromi, A., & Long, J. (2020). The phenomenology of Iranian NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(3).
Lindsay, N., & Tassell-Matamua, N. (2020). Subjective sleep quality after an NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(2).
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Charland-Verville, V., Dehon, H., & Laureys, S. (2020). Memory characteristics of NDEs. Memory, 28(6), 721–735.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Laureys, S., & Charland-Verville, V. (2020). Neurochemical models of NDEs: A large-scale study based on semantic similarity of written reports. Consciousness and Cognition, 69, 52–69.
Martial, C., Simon, J., Puttaert, N., Gosseries, O., Charland-Verville, V., Nyssen, A.-S., & Laureys, S. (2020). The NDE content scale: Development and psychometric validation. Consciousness and Cognition, 62, 72–79.
Nahm, M., & Weibel, B. (2020). The significance of autoscopies as a time marker for the occurrence of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(1).
Quinn, B. K., et al. (2020). Sentiment analysis of web scraped NDE narratives. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(3).
Schmit, J., et al. (2020). Metaphysical beliefs and experiences among physician trainees: An exploratory study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(3).
van Lommel, P. (2020). NDEs during cardiac arrest: A perspective from clinical research. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1469(1), 19–28.
Woollacott, M., & Shumway-Cook, A. (2020). The mystical experience and its neural correlates. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 38(1).
8. Key NDE Studies in 2019
Cassol, H., Martial, C., Charland-Verville, V., & Laureys, S. (2019). Neurochemical models of NDEs: A large-scale study based on the semantic similarity of written reports. Consciousness and Cognition, 69, 52–69.
Holden, J. M., Kinsey, L., & Moore, T. R. (2019). End-of-life experiences and their effects on physicians and nurses. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 36(7), 597–605.
Janssen, D. J. (2019). Therapeutic storytelling for dying and living: The value of famous authors’ stories. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 37(1), 37–52.
Jourdan, J.-P. (2019). An exploratory study of perceptual and cognitive features in NDEs: A proposed model and research recommendations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 37(2), 67–96.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Antonopoulos, G., Charlier, T., Heros, J., Donneau, A.-F., Laureys, S., & Charland-Verville, V. (2019). Temporality of features in NDE narratives. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, Article 311.
Martial, C., Charland-Verville, V., Dehon, H., & Laureys, S. (2019). False memory susceptibility in coma survivors with and without an NDE. Psychological Research, 83(8), 1765–1774.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Charland-Verville, V., Pallavicini, C., Sanz, C., Zamberlan, F., Vivot, R. M., Erowid, F., Erowid, E., Laureys, S., & Tagliazucchi, E. (2019). Neurochemical models of NDEs: A large-scale study based on the semantic similarity of written reports. Consciousness and Cognition, 69, 52–69.
Martial, C., Simon, J., Puttaert, N., Gosseries, O., Charland-Verville, V., Nyssen, A.-S., & Laureys, S. (2019). The NDE content scale: Development and psychometric validation. Consciousness and Cognition, 72, 102758.
Mroczkowski, T. A., & Malozemoff, A. P. (2019). Quantum misuse in psychic literature. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 37(3), 171–184.
Richardson, C. (2019). Revelations from NDEs of two ancient Chinese coma patients. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 37(1), 19–36.
van Lommel, P. (2019). NDEs and the continuity of consciousness. World Futures, 75(3–4), 141–156.
9. Key NDE Studies in 2018
Buer, B. A., Kalfoss, M., Weisaeth, L., Stifoss-Hanssen, H., & Bendz, B. (2018). NDE features during various phases related to the unconsciousness: An exploratory study of Norwegian hospital patients. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(4), 227–255.
Foster, R. D. (2018). Spontaneous mediumship experiences among NDErs: A qualitative study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(3), 191–216.
Ghasemiannejad, A. (2018). Distressing NDE: An Iranian Shia Muslim case. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(3), 175–190.
Holden, J. M., & Loseu, S. (2018). Shedding light on the tunnel and light in NDEs: A case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(1), 27–43.
Krippner, S. (2018). Dreams from another dimension? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(2), 119–123.
Loseu, S., & Holden, J. M. (2018). Impact of an online education program on counselors’ knowledge and attitudes about NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(1), 35–58.
Mays, S., & Mays, C. (2018). NDEs: A critique of the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin physicalist interpretation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(2), 91–120.
Rivas, T., Dirven, A., & Smit, R. H. (2018). Paranormal aspects of pre-existence memories in young children. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(2), 85–99.
Shushan, G. (2018). “My heart sang within me, and I was glad to be dead”: The reception of NDEs across the cultures of Oceania. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(3), 149–174.
Tassell-Matamua, N., Steadman, K., & Frewin, K. (2018). Does cultural context influence descriptions of change after an NDE? Exploratory findings from an Aotearoa New Zealand sample. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(4), 195–226.
Tassell-Matamua, N., & Lindsay, N. (2018). Undergraduate psychology students’ knowledge and attitudes about NDEs: Does education about NDEs make a difference? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(1), 59–84.
Tassell-Matamua, N. A., & Steadman, K. (2018). Of love and light: A case report of end-of-life experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(1), 5–26.
10. Key NDE Studies in 2017
Ait Melloul, A., Cassol, H., Charland-Verville, V., Martial, C., & Laureys, S. (2017). The phenomenology of distressing NDEs. Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition, 1(1).
Cassol, H., Charland-Verville, V., Degrange, S., Martial, C., & Laureys, S. (2017). Phenomenology of NDE memory: A semantic and lexical analysis. PLoS ONE, 12(10), e0186674.
Colli, L. (2017). Am I crazy or spiritually transforming? Beyond the differentiation of psychiatric and spiritually transformative experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35(2).
Gibbs, J. C. (2017). Tucker, Stevenson, Weiss, and life: Renditions of the transcendent view from past-life memories. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35(3), 161–174.
Greyson, B. (2017). NDEs and the brain. Missouri Medicine, 114(6), 445–449.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Antonopoulos, G., Charlier, T., Heros, J., Donneau, A.-F., Charland-Verville, V., & Laureys, S. (2017). Temporality of features in NDE narratives. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, 311.
Matlock, J. G. (2017). Historical near-death and reincarnation-intermission experiences of the Tlingit Indians: Case studies and theoretical reflection. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35(4), 203–229.
Matlock, J. G. (2017). Asian versus Western intermission memories: Universal features and cultural variations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35(1).
Mays, S., & Mays, C. (2017). Eben Alexander’s NDE: How an Esquire article distorted the facts. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35(2).
Mitchell-Yellin, B. (2017). Understanding NDEs: A response to Mays and Mays’s review. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 36(2).
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Palmieri, A., Caliandro, C., Kleinbub, J. R., Benelli, E., & Sambin, M. (2017). NDEs, personality, and dissociation: An exploratory study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 205(1), 84–87.
Parnia, S., Spearpoint, K., de Vos, G., Fenwick, P., Goldberg, D., Yang, J., Zhu, J., Baker, K., Killingback, H., McLean, P., Wood, M., & Schoenfeld, E. R. (2017). AWARE—AWAreness during REsuscitation—II: A multi-center study of consciousness and awareness in cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 113, 140–145.
Shushan, G. (2017). “He should stay in the grave”: Cultural patterns in the interpretation of NDEs in African traditional religions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35(4), 181–202.
11. Key NDE Studies in 2016
Benning, T. B., Cooper, R. E., & Widdess-Walsh, P. (2016). Patients’ disclosures of NDEs and other anomalous death-related phenomena: Perspective from a general psychiatric clinic. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(4).
Charland-Verville, V., Jourdan, J.-P., Thonnard, M., Ledoux, D., Donneau, A.-F., Quertemont, E., & Laureys, S. (2016). NDEs in non-life-threatening events and coma of different etiologies. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 203.
Martial, C., Cassol, H., Antonopoulos, G., Charlier, T., Heros, J., Donneau, A.-F., Charland-Verville, V., & Laureys, S. (2016). Temporality of features in NDE narratives. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, 311.
Martial, C., Simon, J., Puttaert, N., Gosseries, O., Charland-Verville, V., Nyssen, A.-S., & Laureys, S. (2016). The NDE Content Scale: Development and validation of a quantitative scale. Consciousness and Cognition, 33, 312–324.
McCormick, M. H. (2016). After-death communication: A typology of therapeutic benefits. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(3).
Pace, S. R., & Greyson, B. (2016). Development of the knowledge and attitudes about NDEs scale (KANDES). Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(3).
Palmieri, A., Caliandro, P., Giacopuzzi, M., Reggiani, M., & Kleinbub, J. R. (2016). Personality and dissociative experiences in NDErs. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1327.
Parnia, S. (2016). What happens when we die? A scientific view of death and consciousness. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1330(1), 1–9.
Shushan, G. (2016). “The sun told me I would be restored to life”: Native American NDEs, shamanism, and religious revitalization movements. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(3).
Thonnard, M., Charland-Verville, V., Brédart, S., Dehon, H., Ledoux, D., Laureys, S., & Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (2016). Characteristics of NDE memories as compared to real and imagined events memories. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e57620.
van Lommel, P. (2016). NDEs and the continuity of consciousness. World Futures, 72(4–5), 224–233.
12. Key NDE Studies in 2015
Atwater, P. M. H. (2015). When does request for evidence about NDEs become harassment? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(3), 150–156.
Batthyány, A. (2015). Complex visual imagery and cognition during NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(2), 79–99.
Blalock, J. S. (2015). Electromagnetic and other environmental effects following NDEs: A primer. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(4), 207–223.
Facco, E., Agrillo, C., & Greyson, B. (2015). Epistemological implications of NDEs and other non-ordinary mental expressions: Moving beyond the concept of altered state of consciousness. Medical Hypotheses, 115, 1–4.
Foster, R. D. (2015). Two cases of spontaneous mediumship experiences of NDErs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(1), 71–84.
Greyson, B. (2015). NDEs and personal transformation. Missouri Medicine, 112(2), 121–125.
Greyson, B. (2015). Electromagnetic phenomena reported by NDErs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(4), 224–239.
Holden, J. M. (2015). Shedding light on the tunnel and light in NDEs: A case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(1), 57–70.
Krippner, S. (2015). Dreams from another dimension? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(2), 133–140.
Lange, R., Greyson, B., & Houran, J. (2015). Using computational linguistics to understand NDEs: Concurrent validity for the NDE Scale. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2(1), 79–89.
Mays, R. E., & Mays, S. B. (2015). Explaining NDEs: Physical or non-physical causation? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(3), 125–149.
Nelson, K. (2015). Neuroscience perspectives on NDEs. Missouri Medicine, 112(2), 97–101.
Rivas, T. (2015). Paranormal aspects of pre-existence memories in young children. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(2), 119–132.
Tassell-Matamua, N., & Steadman, K. (2015). Of love and light: A case report of end-of-life experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(1), 43–56.
13. Key NDE Studies in 2014
Beischel, J. (2014). Assisted after-death communication: A self-prescribed treatment for grief. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Bragdon, E. (2014). Compassionate care and feedings of spiritually transformative experiences in Brazil: A 130-year-old tradition. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Burgos, N. M. (2014). Exploring resistance to spiritual emergence. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(2).
Colli, M. (2014). From trauma to transcendence: Clinical perspectives on an evolutionary process. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(2).
Ghasemiannejad Jahromi, M. (2014). Iranian Shiite Muslim NDEs: Features and aftereffects including dispositional gratitude. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(1).
Greyson, B. (2014). Congruence between near-death and mystical experience. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 24(4), 298–310.
Greyson, B. (2014). Differentiating spiritual and psychotic experiences: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Hart, T. (2014). Integrating spiritual experiences: Peaks to plateaus. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(2).
Holden, J. M. (2014). Spontaneous mediumship experiences: A neglected aftereffect of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(2).
Hufford, D. J. (2014). The healing power of extraordinary spiritual experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Jeska, S. (2014). After-death communication: Parents’ and their children’s understanding and meaning-making. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Lesniewicz, J. (2014). Spiritual emergency in Christian women: An integral study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Ohkado, M. (2014). A comparative analysis of Japanese and Western NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(4).
Parnia, S., Spearpoint, K., de Vos, G., Fenwick, P., Goldberg, D., Yang, J., Zhu, J., Baker, K., Killingback, H., McLean, P., Wood, M., Zafari, A. M., Dickert, N., Beisteiner, R., Sterz, F., Berger, M., Warlow, C., Bullock, S., Lovett, S., … AWARE Study Group. (2014). AWARE—AWAreness during REsuscitation—A prospective study. Resuscitation, 85(12), 1799–1805.
Perry, S. (2014). NDEs and A Course in Miracles. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(4).
Sabet, M. A. (2014). The healing power of an alternative supportive community for spiritual seekers. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(2).
Smith, H. (2014). Dying, death, and near-death phenomena: Validations from the quantum world. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(3).
Tassell-Matamua, N. A. (2014). NDEs: Quantitative findings from an Aotearoa New Zealand sample. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 33(1).
Tassell-Matamua, N. A. (2014). NDEs and the psychology of death. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 68(1), 55–81.
14. Key NDE Studies in 2013
Agrillo, C. (2013). NDE: Out-of-body and out-of-brain? Review of General Psychology, 17(1), 1–10.
Bókkon, I., Salari, V., Tuszynski, J. A., & Antal, I. (2013). NDEs: A multidisciplinary hypothesis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, Article 533.
Botkin, A. L., & Hasan, L. (2013). Psychotherapeutic outcomes reported by therapists trained in induced after-death communication. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(4), 293–314.
Elam, M. (2013). An exploratory study of recalled childhood spiritually transformative experiences among a specialized population. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(3), 211–228.
Facco, E., & Agrillo, C. (2013). NDEs between science and prejudice. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, Article 209.
Greyson, B. (2013). Getting comfortable with NDEs. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 67(6), 343–344.
Hannah, C. (2013). Induced after-death communication: An update. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(4), 281–292.
Loseu, S. (2013). The field of near-death studies through 2011: An updated analysis of the scholarly periodical literature. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(4), 243–269.
Mandalise, V. (2013). The nursing profession and NDEs: A personal and professional update. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(2), 101–110.
Martial, C., Charland-Verville, V., Cassol, H., & Laureys, S. (2013). NDEs: Phenomenology and aftereffects. Neuropsychologia, 51(11), 2239–2245.
Moore, J. L. (2013). Reflections of NDEs and deathbed visions: A study of nursing faculty’s perceptions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(2), 111–126.
Moores, K. A., & Ammen, S. (2013). Adults’ reports of the role of psychotherapy in integrating their childhood NDEs: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(3), 191–210.
Ohkado, M. (2013). On the term “Peak in Darien” experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(4), 271–279.
Rivas, T., & Smit, R. H. (2013). An NDE with veridical perception described by a famous heart surgeon and confirmed by his assistant surgeon. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(3), 229–242.
Rominger, J. C. (2013). Integration of spiritually transformative experiences: Models, methods, and research. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(3), 167–190.
Tassell-Matamua, N. A. (2013). Phenomenology of NDEs: An analysis of a Maori case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 32(2), 127–142.
Thonnard, M., Charland-Verville, V., Brédart, S., Dehon, H., Ledoux, D., Laureys, S., & Vanhaudenhuyse, A. (2013). Characteristics of NDEs memories as compared to real and imagined events memories. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e57620.
Trent-von Haesler, N., & Beauregard, M. (2013). NDEs in cardiac arrest: Implications for the concept of non-local mind. Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica, 40(5), 197–202.
15. Key NDE Studies in 2012
Christian, S. R., & Holden, J. M. (2012). ’Til death do us part: Marital aftermath of one spouse’s NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(4), 193–205.
Engmann, B. (2012). State of apparent death and origin of dreams: A historical review of German literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(4), 179–191.
Gordon, S. (2012). An ethnographic study of NDE impact and aftereffects and their cultural implications. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(2), 139–167.
Holden, J. M., Kinsey, L., & Moore, T. R. (2012). After-math: Counting the aftereffects of potentially spiritually transformative experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(2), 83–96.
Krippner, S., & Friedman, H. (2012). The role of spiritually transformative experiences in religious history and the development of a scale to measure them. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(2), 97–121.
Miller, J. J. (2012). The challenges of traveling a psychospiritual path in today’s postmodern Western world. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(2), 123–138.
Potts, M. (2012). Does N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) adequately explain NDEs? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 31(1), 3–17.
Tressoldi, P. E., & Agrillo, C. (2012). NDEs between science and prejudice. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, Article 209.
Vincent, K. R. (2012). Resurrection appearances of Jesus as after-death communication. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(3), 131–147.
16. Key NDE Studies in 2011
Agrillo, C. (2011). NDE: Out-of-body and out-of-brain? A review of the current state of research. Brain Research Bulletin, 86(1–2), 1–10.
Alvarado, C. S. (2011). Panoramic memory, affect, and sensations of detachment in the dying: Discussions published in France, 1889–1903. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(2).
Atwater, P. M. H. (2011). NDE as a threshold experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(4).
Greyson, B. (2011). NDEs and spirituality. Zygon, 46(3), 635–651.
Holden, J. M. (2011). Teaching about NDEs. OMEGA—Journal of Death and Dying, 63(4), 343–355.
Mobbs, D., & Watt, C. (2011). There is nothing paranormal about NDEs: How neuroscience can explain seeing bright lights, meeting the dead, or being convinced you are one of them. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15(10), 447–449.
Nahm, M. (2011). The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Its history and controversial aspects of its contents. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(3).
Rousseau, D. (2011). NDEs and the mind-body relationship: A systems-theoretical perspective. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(3).
van Lommel, P. (2011). Setting the record straight: Correcting two recent cases of materialist misrepresentation of my research and conclusions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(2).
van Lommel, P. (2011). NDEs: The experience of the self using non-local consciousness. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1234(1), 19–28.
Woerlee, G. M. (2011). Could Pam Reynolds hear? A new investigation into the possibility of hearing during this famous NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 30(1).
17. Key NDE Studies in 2010
Alvarado, C. S. (2010). “The dying mother”: Historical citations of Mary Goffe’s seventeenth-century near-death apparition. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(1), 233–245.
Alvarado, C. S. (2010). Online resources for the history of OBEs and death-related phenomena. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(3), 189–191.
Agrillo, C. (2010). NDE: Out-of-body and out-of-brain? Review of General Psychology, 15(1), 1–10.
Engmann, B. (2010). NDEs: A review of the thesis of pathoclisis, neurotransmitter abnormalities, and psychological aspects. MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 150(52), 41–43.
Gibbs, J. C. (2010). NDEs, deathbed visions, and past-life memories: A convergence in support of van Lommel’s “Consciousness Beyond Life.” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(2), 343–353.
Greyson, B. (2010). Implications of NDEs for a postmaterialist psychology. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 2(1), 37–45.
Greyson, B. (2010). Seeing deceased persons not known to have died: “Peak in Darien” experiences. Anthropology and Humanism, 35(2), 159–171.
Fracasso, C., & Friedman, H. (2010). NDEs among a sample of Iranian Muslims. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(1), 265–272.
Fracasso, C., & Friedman, H. (2010). Psychologists’ knowledge of and attitudes about NDEs: Changes over time and relationship to transpersonal self-concept. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(1), 273–290.
Griffith, L. J. (2010). NDEs and psychotherapy. Psychiatry, 7(10), 46–50.
Klemenc-Ketis, Z., Kersnik, J., & Grmec, S. (2010). The effect of carbon dioxide on NDEs in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: A prospective observational study. Critical Care, 14(2), R56.
Lange, R., Greyson, B., & Houran, J. (2010). A Rasch scaling validation of a “core” NDE. British Journal of Psychology, 95(2), 161–177.
Nahm, M. (2010). Essential features of eight published Muslim NDEs: An addendum to Joel Ibrahim Kreps’s “The search for Muslim NDEs.” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 29(1), 247–264.
Sleutjes, A., Moreira-Almeida, A., & Greyson, B. (2010). Almost 40 years investigating NDEs: An overview of mainstream scientific journals. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198(11), 779–784.
Vincent, K. R. (2010). The search for God and afterlife in the age of science. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(3), 143–154.
18. Key NDE Studies in 2009
Atwater, P. M. H. (2009). A perspective on contradictory revelations of NDErs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(4), 211–221.
Griffith, L. J. (2009). NDEs and psychotherapy. Psychiatry (Edgmont), 6(10), 35–42.
Jones, K., & Fernyhough, C. (2009). Did Emanuel Swedenborg have NDEs? Envisioning a developmental account of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(3), 157–187.
Kreps, A. C. (2009). The search for Muslim NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(2), 75–94.
Lee, C. W. (2009). Double vision: The divided self in NDEs and postmodernism. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(1), 51–68.
Nahm, M. (2009). Terminal lucidity in people with mental illness and other mental disability: An overview and implications for possible explanatory models. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(2), 87–106.
Nahm, M. (2009). Four ostensible NDEs of Roman times with peculiar features: Mistake cases, correction cases, xenoglossy, and prediction. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(4), 223–236.
Potthoff, S. (2009). Refreshment and reunion in paradise: NDEs in early North African Christianity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(3), 141–160.
Rominger, R. (2009). Exploring the integration of NDE aftereffects: Summary of findings. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(1), 29–50.
Sleutjes, A., Moreira-Almeida, A., & Greyson, B. (2009). Almost 40 years investigating NDEs: An overview of mainstream scientific journals. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197(10), 779–782.
van der Sluijs, M. (2009). Three ancient reports of NDEs: Bremmer, Plato, and Plutarch. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(4), 223–253.
19. Key NDE Studies in 2008
Green, J. (2008). The death journey of a Hopi Indian: A case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(4), 283–294.
Kellehear, A. (2008). Census of non-Western NDEs to 2005: Overview of the current data. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(4), 249–274.
Mays, R., & Mays, E. (2008). The phenomenology of the self-conscious mind. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 15(5), 5–62.
Nouri, F., & Holden, J. (2008). Electromagnetic aftereffects of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(2), 83–94.
Pasricha, S. (2008). NDEs in India: Prevalence and new features. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(4), 267–283.
Pehlivanova, M., et al (2008). NDEs in suicide attempters in Sri Lanka. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(4), 295–315.
Ring, K. (2008). The death and posthumous life of Tom Sawyer: A case study of apparent after-death communication. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(2), 111–133.
Ring, K., & Lawrence, M. (2008). Further evidence for veridical perception during NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(4), 233–246.
Sabom, M. (2008). The acute dying experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(3), 181–187.
Smit, R. (2008). Corroboration of the dentures anecdote involving veridical perception in an NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 27(1), 47–61.
Wilde, D., & Murray, C. D. (2008). The evolving self: Finding meaning in NDEs using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 12(2), 223–239.
20. Key NDE Studies in 2007
Alvarado, C. (2007). Remarks on Ernesto Bozzano’s La Psiche domina la materia. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(3), 189–201.
Augustine, K. (2007). Psychophysiological and cultural correlates undermining a survivalist interpretation of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(2), 89–127.
++ Response by Bruce Greyson
++ Response by Allen Kellehear
++ Response by Michael Fox
++ Response by Harvey Irwin
++ Rejoiner by Keith Augustine
Augustine, K. (2007). NDEs with hallucinatory features. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 26(1), 3–31.
++ Response by Janice Holden
++ Response by Peter Fenwick
++ Response by William Serdahely
++ Rejoiner by Keith Augustine
Dale, L. (2007). From fear to love in gay and lesbian NDEs and the coming out process. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(3), 171–180.
Long, J., & Holden, J. (2007). Does the arousal system contribute to NDE and OBE? A summary and response. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(3), 135–169.
Rincic-Lerga, I., & Muzur, A. (2007). Death and dying in the works of two Croatian writers. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(3), 181–188.
van Lommel, P. (2007). NDE, consciousness, and the brain: A new concept about the continuity of our consciousness based on recent scientific research on NDE in survivors of cardiac arrest. World Futures, 62(1–2), 134–151.
21. Key NDE Studies in 2006
Alvarado, C. (2006). Neglected near-death phenomena. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(3), 131–142.
Augustine, K. (2006). Does paranormal perception occur in NDEs? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(4), 203–259.
++ Response by Bruce Greyson
++ Response by Kimberly Clark-Sharp
++ Response by Charles Tart
++ Response by Michael Sabom
++ Rejoiner by Keith Augustine
Bain, B. (2006). The divine light and ecstasy in religious and NDEs: A retrospective glance and a view for the future. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(4), 193–210.
Brumm, K. (2006). A study of NDEs and coping with stress. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(3), 153–172.
Dale, L. (2006). Experiences of light in gay and lesbian NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(3), 175–192.
Gomez-Jeria, J. (2006). A NDE in Pu Songling’s Strange Stories from Liaozhai’s Studio. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2), 113–118.
Greyson, B. (2006). Consistency of NDE accounts over two decades: Are reports embellished over time? Resuscitation, 73(3), 407–411.
Greyson, B. (2006). NDEs and spirituality. Zygon, 41(2), 393–414.
Greyson, B., Holden, J. M., & Mounsey, J. P. (2006). Failure to elicit NDEs in induced cardiac arrest. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2), 85–98.
Holden, J. M., Long, J., & MacLurg, J. (2006). Out-of-body experiences: All in the brain? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2), 99–107.
Jorgensen, R. (2006). Nondualistic experiences of light in NDEs and in The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1), 3–19.
++ Response by Todd Murphy
Lahood, G. (2006). An anthropological perspective on near-death-like experiences in three men’s pregnancy-related spiritual crises. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(4), 211–220.
McClenon, J. (2006). Kongo NDEs: Cross-cultural patterns. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1), 21–34.
Nelson, K. R., Mattingly, M., Schmitt, F. A., & King, M. A. (2006). Does the arousal system contribute to NDE? Neurology, 66(7), 1003–1009.
Ruttimann, J. (2006). Are NDEs a dream? Nature.
Sartori, P., Badham, P., & Fenwick, P. (2006). A prospectively studied NDE with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2), 69–84.
++ Response by Michael Rush
++ Response by Penny Sartori
++ Rejoiner by Michael Rush
Stefansson, E., Traustason, S., Eysteinsson, T. (2006). An ocular physiological explanation for visual sensations in NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(2), 109–113.
Stout, Y., Jacquin, L. & Atwater, P. (2006). Six major challenges faced by NDErs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1), 49–62.
van Lommel, P. (2006). NDE, consciousness, and the brain: A new concept about the continuity of our consciousness based on recent scientific research into NDE in survivors of cardiac arrest. World Futures, 62(1–2), 134–151.
Vincent, K. & Morgan, J. (2006). An 18th century NDE: The case of George de Benneville. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1), 35–48.
22. Key NDE Studies in 2005
Alvarado, C. S. (2005). Ernesto Bozzano and the phenomena of bilocation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(4), 207–231.
Baumann, T. L.(2005). The significance of light in the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(4), 197–215.
Fenwick, P. (2005). Science and spirituality: A challenge for the 21st century. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(3), 131–146.
Gibbs, J. (2005). What do NDErs and Jesus have in common? The NDE and Spong’s new Christianity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(2), 61–76.
Holden, J. M., & Christian, R. (2005). The field of near-death studies through 2001: An analysis of the periodical literature. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(1), 21–46.
Houck, J. (2005). The universal, multiple, and exclusive experiences of after-death communication. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(2), 117–131.
LaGrand, L. (2005). The nature and therapeutic implications of the extraordinary experiences of the bereaved. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(1), 3–20.
McClenon, J. (2005). Content analysis of a predominately African-American NDE collection: Evaluating the ritual healing theory. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(3), 159–171.
Perera, M., Padmasekara, G., & Belanti, J. (2005). Prevalence of NDEs in Australia. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 24(2), 109–116.
Schwaninger, J., Eisenberg, P. R., Schechtman, K. B., & Weiss, A. N. (2005). A prospective analysis of NDEs in cardiac arrest patients. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(4), 215–232.
Sheeler, R. (2005). Teaching NDEs to medical students. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(4), 239–247.
23. Key NDE Studies in 2004
Atwater, P.M.H. (2004). Beginnings and endings. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(1), 3–4.
Betty, L. (2004). Jung’s synchronistic interpretation of the NDE: An unnecessary mystification. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(4), 261–267.
Bonenfant, R. (2004). A comparative study of NDE and non-NDE outcomes in 56 survivors of clinical death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(3), 155–167.
Carmen, A. (2004). Superjective ontology: A post-Cartesian tool for the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(1), 9–24.
Enright, R. (2004). Silent journey: The discovery of the NDE of a nonverbal adolescent. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(3), 195–204.
Greyson, B., & Ring, K. (2004). The Life Changes Inventory–Revised. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(1), 41–54.
Lange, R., Bruce Greyson, & Houran, J. (2004). A Rasch scaling validation of a “core” NDE. British Journal of Psychology, 98(2), 161–177.
Lee, R. (2004). The reimagination of death: Dream yoga, near-death, and clear light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(4), 221–233.
Lee, R. (2004). The deconstruction of death: Postmodernism and near death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(3), 179–188.
McDonagh, J. (2004). Introducing near-death research findings into psychotherapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(4), 269–278.
Peake, A. (2004). Cheating the ferryman: A new paradigm of existence? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(2), 67–74.
Roll, W. (2004). Psychomanteum research: A pilot study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(4), 251–259.
Sharma, P., & Tucker, J. (2004). Cases of the reincarnation type with memories from the intermission between lives. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(2), 101–118.
van Lommel, P. (2004). About the continuity of our consciousness. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 550, 115–132.
Woerlee, G. (2004). Cardiac arrest and NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(4), 235–249.
24. Key NDE Studies in 2003
Beck, T., & Colli, J. (2003). A quantum biomechanical basis for near-death life reviews. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(3), 169–185.
Brumblay, R. (2003). Hyperdimensional perspectives in out-of-body and NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(4), 201–221.
Colli, J., & Beck, T. (2003). Recovery from bulimia nervosa through NDE: A case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(1), 33–56.
Greene, F. (2003). At the edge of eternity’s shadows: Scaling the fractal continuum from lower into higher space. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(4), 223–238.
Krishnan, V. (2003). A new perspective on the afterlife issue. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(1), 5–14.
++ Response by Jim Tucker
Lee, R. (2003). The reenchantment of death: Near-death, death awareness, and the New Age. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2), 117–131.
Long, J., & Long, J. (2003). A comparison of NDEs occurring before and after 1975: Results from an Internet survey. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(1), 21–32.
Morris, L., & Knafl, K. (2003). The nature and meaning of the NDE for patients and critical care nurses. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 25(1), 45–53.
Prosnick, K., & Evans, W. (2003). Validity and reliability of the NDE Scale-6 (NDE-6). Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2), 133–146.
Vincent, K. (2003). The NDE and Christian universalism. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(1), 57–74.
Wade, J. (2003). In a sacred manner we died: Native American NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2), 83–115.
Winkler, E. (2003). The Elias Project: Using the NDE potential in therapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2), 79–96.
25. Key NDE Studies in 2002
Bush, N. E. (2002). Afterward: Making meaning after a frightening NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(2), 99–133.
Grossman, N. (2002). Who’s afraid of life after death? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(1), 5–12.
Hastings, A. (2002). The resistance to belief. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(2), 77–82.
Kelly, R. (2002). Post mortem contact by fatal injury victims with emergency service workers at the scenes of their death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 21(1), 25–35.
Novak, P. (2002). Division of the self: Life after death and the binary soul doctrine. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(3), 143–186.
Pearsall, P., Schwartz, G. E., & Russek, L. G. S. (2002). Changes in heart transplant recipients that parallel the personalities of their donors. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(3), 191–206.
Potts, M. (2002). The evidential value of NDEs for belief in life after death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(4), 233–258.
Schwaninger, J. et al (2002). A prospective analysis of NDEs in cardiac arrest patients. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(4), 215–232.
26. Key NDE Studies in 2001
Bailey, L. (2001). A “little death”: The NDE and Tibetan delogs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(3), 147–160.
Bonenfant, R. (2001). A child’s encounter with the devil: An unusual NDE with both blissful and frightening elements. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(2), 87–102.
Cunico, L. (2001). Knowledge and attitudes of hospital nurses in Italy related to NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1), 37–50.
Fenwick, P., Parnia, S., & Fenwick, E. (2001). A qualitative and quantitative study of the incidence, features, and aetiology of NDEs in cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation, 48(2), 149–156.
Green, J. (2001). The NDE as a shamanic initiation: A case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(4), 209–225.
Greyson, B. (2001). Posttraumatic stress symptoms following NDEs. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 71(3), 368–373.
Grosso, M. (2001). Afterlife research and the shamanic turn. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1), 5–16.
Howarth, G., & Kellehear, A. (2001). Shared near-death and related illness experiences: Steps on an unscheduled journey. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(2), 71–92.
Kellehear, A. (2001). A Hawaiian NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1), 31–36.
Ketzenberger, K., & Keim, G. (2001). The NDE: Knowledge and attitudes of college students. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(4), 227–232.
Knoblauch, H., Schmied, I., & Schnettler, B. (2001). Different kinds of NDE: A report on a survey of NDEs in Germany. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(1), 15–29.
Lundahl, C. (2001). Prophetic revelations in NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(4), 233–244.
Murphy, T. (2001). The structure and function of NDEs: An algorithmic reincarnation hypothesis. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 20(2), 101–118.
Murphy, T. (2001). NDEs in Thailand. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(3), 161–178.
Parnia, S., Waller, D. G., Yeates, R., & Fenwick, P. (2001). A qualitative and quantitative study of the incidence, features and aetiology of NDEs in cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation, 48(2), 149–156.
van Lommel, P., van Wees, R., Meyers, V., & Elfferich, I. (2001). NDE in survivors of cardiac arrest: A prospective study in the Netherlands. The Lancet, 358(9298), 2039–2045.
27. Key NDE Studies in 2000
Bonenfant, R. J. (2000). A NDE followed by the visitation of an “angel-like” being. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(2), 103–113.
Botkin, A. L. (2000). The induction of after-death communications utilizing eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing: A new discovery. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(3), 181–209.
Ellwood, G. (2000). Religious experience, religious worldviews, and near-death studies. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(1), 23–39.
++ Response by Michael Sabom
Greyson, B. (2000). Near-death experiences. In E. Cardeña, S. J. Lynn, & S. Krippner (Eds.), Varieties of anomalous experience: Examining the scientific evidence (pp. 315–352). American Psychological Association.
Haussamen, B. (2000). Three fictional deaths compared with the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(2), 91–102.
Kelly, E. W., Greyson, B., & Stevenson, I. (2000). Can experiences near death furnish evidence of life after death? OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying, 40(4), 513–519.
Lundahl, C. (2000). A comparison of other world perceptions by NDErs and by the Marian visionaries of Medjugorje. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(1), 45–52.
Lundahl, C., & Gibson, A. (2000). Near-death studies and modern physics. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(3), 143–174.
Ring, K. (2000). Religious wars in the NDE movement: Some personal reflections on Michael Sabom’s Light & Death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(4), 215–244.
++ Response by Michael Sabom
++ Response by Arvin Gibson
Wettach, G. E. (2000). The NDE as a product of isolated subcortical brain function. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(2), 71–90.
28. Key NDE Studies in 1999
Arnette, J. (1999). The theory of essence. III: Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological aspects of interactionism. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(2), 73–99.
Audain, L. (1999). NDEs and the theory of the extraneuronal hyperspace. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(2), 103–109.
Audain, L. (1999). Gender and trauma in the NDE: An epidemiological and theoretical analysis. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(4), 223–239.
Bain, B. (1999). NDEs and Gnostic Christianity: Parallels in antiquity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(3), 205–222.
Crumbaugh, J. (1999). A contribution of Tipler’s Omega Point Theory to near-death studies. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(1), 5–19.
Gibbs, J. (1999). God, tragedy, and the NDE: Evaluating Kushner’s perspectives on theodicy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(4), 223–259.
Greene, F. (1999). A projective geometry for separation experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(3), 151–172.
Lundahl, C. R. (1999). Parallels between NDE prophetic visions and prophecies from the Bible and Mormon holy writ. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(3), 193–204.
Murphy, T. (1999). Recreating NDEs: A cognitive approach. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(4), 261–278.
Paulson, D. (1999). The NDE: An integration of cultural, spiritual, and physical perspectives. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(1), 13–25.
Prosnick, K. (1999). Claims of NDEs, Gestalt resistance processes, and measures of optimal functioning. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 18(1), 27–34.
Wettach, G. (1999). The NDE as a product of isolated subcortical brain function. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 19(2), 71–75.
29. Key NDE Studies in 1998
Blackmore, S. (1998). Experiences of anoxia: Do reflex anoxic seizures resemble NDEs? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(2), 111–133.
Green, J. (1998). NDEs, shamanism, and the scientific method. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(3), 205–208.
Gunn, S. (1998). Can artificial intelligence have a NDE? A critical look at the ultimate text. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(1), 5–19.
Greyson, B. (1998). The incidence of NDEs. Medicine and Psychiatry, 1, 92–99.
Liester, M. (1998). Inner communications following the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(4), 233–251.
Sahlman, J., & Norton, M. (1998). The meaning and intensity of the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(2), 101–111.
Tart, C. (1998). Six studies of out-of-body experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(2), 73–99.
Thaler, S. (1998). The emerging intelligence and its critical look at us. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(1), 21–30.
Wade, J. (1998). The phenomenology of near-death consciousness in past-life regression therapy: A pilot study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 17(1), 31–46.
Wade, J. (1998). Physically transcendent awareness: A comparison of the phenomenology of consciousness before birth and after death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(4), 249–285.
White, R. (1998). The amplification and integration of near-death and other exceptional human experiences by the larger cultural context: An autobiographical case. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(3), 181–204.
30. Key NDE Studies in 1997
Crumbaugh, J. (1997). A contribution of Frankl’s logotherapy to the interpretation of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3), 155–161.
Fenwick, P.(1997). Is the NDE only N-methyl-D-aspartate blocking? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(1), 43–54.
Gibbs, J. (1997). Surprise—and discovery?—in the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(4), 259–278.
Greyson, B. (1997). The NDE as a focus of clinical attention. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 185(5), 327–334.
Horacek, B. (1997). Amazing grace: The healing effects of NDEs on those dying and grieving. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(2), 149–161.
Jambor, M. (1997). The mystery of frightening transcendent experiences: A rejoinder to Nancy Evans Bush and Christopher Bache. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(2), 163–171.
Jansen, K. L. R. (1997). The ketamine model of the NDE: A central role for the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(1), 5–26.
++ Response by Stuart Twemlow and Glen Gabbard
++ Response by Antonia Bianchi
++ Rejoiner by Karl Jansen
Kungurtsev, I. (1997). Which comes first: Consciousness or aspartate receptors? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(1), 55–61.
Musgrave, C. F. (1997). The NDE: A study of spiritual transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3), 187–201.
Ring, K., & Cooper, S. (1997). Near-death and OBEs in the blind: A study of apparent eyeless vision. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(2), 101–147.
Strassman, R. (1997). Endogenous ketamine-like compounds and the NDE: If so, so what? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 16(1), 27–42.
Whinnery, J. E. (1997). Psychophysiologic correlates of unconsciousness and NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(4), 231–258.
White, P. R. (1997). The anatomy of a transformation: An analysis of the psychological structure of four NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3), 163–185.
31. Key NDE Studies in 1996
Alschuler, A. (1996). Near-death prophecies of disaster and the New Age: Are they true? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3), 159–187.
Atwater, P. M. H. (1996). Children and the near-death phenomenon: Another viewpoint. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1), 5–8.
Bache, C.. (1996). Expanding Grof’s concept of the perinatal: Deepening the inquiry into frightening NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(2), 115–119.
Blackmore, S. J. (1996). Near-death experiences. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 89(2), 73–76.
Ellwood, G. (1996). Distressing NDEs as photographic negatives. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(2), 83–89.
Floyd, K. (1996). ECT: TNT or TLC? A NDE triggered by electroconvulsive therapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3), 187–194.
Gibson, A. (1996). Commentary on “Frightening NDEs.” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(2), 141–147.
Gomez-Jeria, J., & Madrid-Aliste, C. (1996). Evolution and the relationship between brain and mind states. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(4), 251–272.
Greene, F. (1996). Homer’s Odysseus as an ecstatic voyager. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(4), 225–238.
Holden, J. (1996). Effect on emotional well-being of hypnotic recall of the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(4), 273–278.
Pacciolla, A. (1996). The NDE: A study of its validity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3), 179–187.
Ring, K. (1996). A note on anesthetically-induced frightening “NDEs.” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1), 9–12.
Serdahely, W. (1996). Questions for the “dying brain hypothesis.” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1), 41–52.
Spencer, M. (1996). Dissociation: Normal or abnormal? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3), 145–162.
Thaler, S. (1996). The death dream and the near-death Darwinism. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1), 25–39.
Tiberi, E. (1996). Hedonic deactivation: A new human value for an advanced society. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1), 55–67.
32. Key NDE Studies in 1995
Arnette, J. (1995). The theory of essence. II. An electromagnetic-quantum mechanical model of interactionism. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(2), 77–99.
Atwater, P. M. H. (1995). A call to reconsider the field of near-death studies. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(1), 5–16.
Becker, C. (1995). A philosopher’s view of near-death research. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(1), 17–28.
Green, J. (1995). Lucid dreams as one method of replicating components of the NDE in a laboratory setting. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(1), 49–62.
Hoffman, R. (1995). Disclosure habits after NDEs: Influences, obstacles, and listener selection. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(1), 29–48.
Kazanis, D. (1995). The physical basis of subtle bodies and NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(2), 101–102.
Norton, M., & Sahlman, J. (1995). Describing the light: Attribution theory as an explanation of the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(3), 167–184.
Ring, K. (1995). The impact of NDEs on persons who have not had them: A report of a preliminary study and two replications. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(4), 223–242.
Serdahely, W. (1995). Variations from the prototypic NDE: The “individually tailored” hypothesis. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(3), 185–196.
Stevenson, I., & Cook, E. (1995). Involuntary memories during severe physical illness or injury. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183(7), 452–458.
Thaler, S. (1995). Death of a Gedanken creature. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(3), 149–166.
33. Key NDE Studies in 1994
Bache, C. M. (1994). A perinatal interpretation of frightening NDEs: A dialogue with Kenneth Ring. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(1), 25–45.
Gibson, A. (1994). NDE patterns from research in the Salt Lake City region. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2), 115–124.
Gomez-Jeria, J., & Saavedra-Aguilar, J. (1994). A neurobiological model for NDEs. II: The problem of recall of real events. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2), 81–89.
Greyson, B. (1994). NDEs and satisfaction with life. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2), 103–108.
Harris, B. (1994). Kundalini and healing in the West. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2), 75–83.
Jourdan, J. (1994). Near-death and transcendental experiences: Neurophysiological correlates of mystical traditions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(3), 177–200.
Kason, Y. (1994). NDEs and kundalini awakening: Exploring the link. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(3), 143–157.
Kellehear, A. et al (1994). The absence of tunnel sensations in NDEs from India. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2), 109–113.
Kieffer, G. (1994). Kundalini and the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(3), 159–175.
Moore, L. (1994). An assessment of physicians’ knowledge of and attitudes toward the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2), 91–102.
Morse, M. L. (1994). NDEs and death-related visions in children: Implications for clinicians. Current Problems in Pediatrics, 24(2), 55–65.
Ring, K. (1994). Solving the riddle of frightening NDEs: Some testable hypotheses and a perspective based on A Course in Miracles. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(1), 5–23.
++ Response by Nancy Evans Bush
++ Rejoiner by Kenneth Ring
Twemlow, S. W. (1994). Misidentified flying objects? An integrated psychodynamic perspective on NDEs and UFO abductions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(4), 205–223.
++ Response by Michael Grosso
++ Response by Kenneth Ring
++ Response by Williams Serdahely
++ Response by Stuart Twemlow
++ Rejoiner by Stuart Twemlow
Wile, L. (1994). NDEs: A speculative neural model. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(3), 133–146.
34. Key NDE Studies in 1993
Blackmore, S. (1993). Near-death experiences in India: They have tunnels too. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4), 205–217.
Gomez-Jeria, J. (1993). A NDE among the Mapuche people. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4), 219–222.
Irwin, H. (1993). The NDE as a dissociative phenomenon: An empirical assessment. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(2), 95–103.
Kellehear, A. (1993). Culture, biology, and the NDE: A reappraisal. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 181(3), 148–156.
Kellehear, A. (1993). Death and renewal in The Velveteen Rabbit: A sociological reading. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(1), 35–44.
Luciani, V. (1993). Life after life-after-life. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(3), 137–148.
Lundahl, C. (1993). Lessons from NDEs for humanity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(1), 5–16.
Lundahl, C. (1993). Otherworld personal future revelations in NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(3), 171–184.
Lundahl, C. (1993). The NDE: A theoretical summarization. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(2), 105–118.
Lundahl, C., & Widdison, H. (1993). Social positions in the city of light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4), 231–237.
Lundahl, C., & Widdison, H. (1993). The physical environment in the city of light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4), 239–248.
Ring, K. (1993). A new book of the dead: Reflections on the NDE and the Tibetan Buddhist tradition regarding the nature of death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(2), 75–90.
Ring, K., & Lawrence, M. (1993). Further evidence for veridical perception during NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4), 223–229.
Serdahely, W. (1993). NDEs and dissociation: Two cases. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(2), 85–94.
Steinmetz, D. (1993). Moses’ “revelation” on Mount Horeb as a NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4), 199–204.
Tiberi, E. (1993). Extrasomatic emotions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(3), 149–167.
Wells, A. (1993). Reincarnation beliefs among NDErs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(1), 17–34.
35. Key NDE Studies in 1992
Arnette, J. (1992). On the mind/body problem: The theory of essence. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(1), 5–18.
Atwater, P. M. H. (1992). Is there a hell? Surprising observations about the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3), 149–160.
Bechtel, L. et al (1992). Assessment of clergy knowledge and attitudes toward NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3), 161–170.
Cook, R. (1992). The resurrection as NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(4), 193–204.
Greene, F. (1992). Motifs of passage into worlds imaginary and fantastic. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(4), 205–227.
Lundahl, C. R. (1992). Angels in NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(1), 49–56.
Lundahl, C. R. (1992). Near-death visions of unborn children: Indications of a pre-earth life. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(2), 123–128.
Moody, R. A. (1992). Family reunions: Visionary encounters with the departed in a modern-day psychomanteum. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(2), 83–96.
Pace, J., & Drumm, D. (1992). The phantom leaf effect and its implications for near-death and OBEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(4), 233–246.
Serdahely, W. (1992). Loving help from the other side: A mosaic of some near-death, and near-death-like, experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3), 171–192.
Serdahely, W. J. (1992). Similarities between NDEs and multiple personality disorder. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(1), 19–38.
Wren-Lewis, J. (1992). Avoiding the Columbus confusion: An Ockhamish view of near-death research. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(2), 75–82.
Zhi-ying, C., & Jian-xun, L. (1992). NDEs among survivors of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(1), 39–48.
36. Key NDE Studies in 1991
Barnett, L. (1991). Hospice nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4), 225–232.
Basil, R. (1991). The popular appeal of the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(1), 61–68.
Becker, C. (1991). Over my dead body there is an ideal utopia: Comments on Kellehear’s paper. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(2), 97–105.
Blackmore, S. J. (1991). NDEs: In or out of the body? Skeptical Inquirer, 16(1), 34–45.
Bush, N.(1991). Is ten years a life review? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(1), 5–9.
Gabbard, G. O., & Twemlow, S. W. (1991). Do “NDEs” occur only near death?—Revisited. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(1), 41–47.
Greyson, B. (1991). NDEs precipitated by suicide attempt: Lack of influence of psychopathology, religion, and expectations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(3), 183–188.
Grosso, M. (1991). The myth of the near-death journey. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(1), 49–60.
Insinger, M. (1991). The impact of a NDE on family relationships. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(3), 141–148.
Kellehear, A. (1991). NDEs and the pursuit of the ideal society. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(2), 79–95.
++ Response by Antonia Mills
++ Response by Howard Mickel
++ Response by Kathy Charmaz
++ Rejoiner by Allan Kellehear
Leighton, S. (1991). God and the God-image: An extended reflection. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4), 233–246.
Ring, K. (1991). Amazing grace: The NDE as a compensatory gift. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(1), 11–39.
Ring, K. (1991). Letter to the editor: Premonitions of what could have been. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(1), 69–71.
Schoenbeck, S., & Hocutt, G. (1991). NDEs in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4), 211–217.
Serdahely, W. (1991). A comparison of retrospective accounts of childhood NDEs with contemporary pediatric NDE accounts. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4), 219–229.
Smith, R. (1991). The examination of labels—A beginning. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4), 205–210.
Walker, B. et al (1991). Three NDEs with premonitions of what could have been. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(3), 189–194.
Weibust, P. (1991). “Being one with God is something that…”: Commentary on Kellehear’s paper. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(2), 107–111.
37. Key NDE Studies in 1990
Becker, C. (1990). Extrasensory perception, near-death studies and paradigm shifts. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1), 11–20.
Fenske, E. (1990). The NDE: An ancient truth, a modern mystery. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3), 129–149.
Gliksman, M., & Kellehear, A. (1990). NDEs and the measurement of blood gases. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1), 41–44.
Greyson, B. (1990). Near-death encounters with and without NDEs: Comparative NDE scale profiles. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3), 151–161.
Hermann, E. (1990). The NDE and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3), 175–182.
Holden, J., & Joesten, L. (1990). Near-death verdicality research in the hospital setting: Problems and promise. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1), 45–54.
Kellehear, A. et al (1990). Community attitudes toward NDEs: A Chinese study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3), 163–173.
Kellehear, A., & Irwin, H. (1990). Five minutes after death: A study of beliefs and expectations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2), 77–88.
Nichelson, O. (1990). The luminous experience and the scientific method. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(4), 203–206.
++ Response by Carol Zaleski
Rhodes, L. (1990). The NDE: Private or public? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2), 71–84.
Ring, K., & Rosing, C. J. (1990). The Omega Project: An empirical study of the NDE-prone personality. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(4), 211–239.
Schnaper, N., & Panitz, H. (1990). NDEs: Perception is reality. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2), 97–104.
Serdahely, W. J. (1990). Childhood NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1), 33–39.
Serdahely, W., & Walker, B. (1990). The NDE of a nonverbal person with congenital quadriplegia. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2), 91–96.
Serdahely, W. (1990). Thomas Kuhn revisited: NDEs, and the limits of scientific knowledge. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1), 5–12.
Sutherland, C. (1990). Changes in religious beliefs, attitudes, and practices following NDEs: An Australian study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(1), 21–31.
Sutherland, C. (1990). NDE by proxy: A case study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(4), 241–251.
Walker, B., & Serdahely, W. (1990). Historical perspectives on near-death phenomena. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2), 105–116.
38. Key NDE Studies in 1989
Appleby, L. (1989). Near death experience. British Medical Journal, 298(6679), 976–977.
Blackmore, S. J., & Troscianko, T. (1989). The physiology of the tunnel. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1), 15–28.
Cook, R. (1989). A theory of death. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1), 5–18.
Greyson, B. (1989). Can science explain the NDE? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(2), 77–90.
Groth-Marnat, G. (1989). The NDE: A review and critique. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 29(1), 113–126.
Holden, J. (1989). Unexpected findings in a study of visual perception during the naturalistic near-death OBE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3), 155–164.
Kellehear, A., & Heaven, P. (1989). Community attitudes toward NDEs: An Australian study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3), 165–172.
Morse, M. L., Venecia, D., & Milstein, J. (1989). NDEs: A neurophysiologic explanatory model. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1), 45–53.
Punzak, D. (1989). The use of near-death phenomena in therapy. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3), 173–184.
Saavedra-Aguilar, J., & Gomez-Jeria, J. (1989). A neurobiological model for NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(4), 205–225.
++ Response by Melvin Morse
++ Response by James McHarg
++ Response by Michael Persinger
++ Response by Richard Blacher
++ Response by Vernon Neppe
++ Response by Russell Noyes
++ Response by Daniel Carr
++ Response by Ernst Rodin
++ Response by Glen Gabbard & Stuart Twemlow
++ Rejoiner by Juan Saavedra-Aguilar & Juan Gomez-Jeria
Serdahely, W. (1989). Guest editorial: Why NDEs intrigue us. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(3), 149–153.
Stevenson, I., Cook, E. W., & McClean-Rice, N. (1989). Are persons reporting NDEs really near death? A study of medical records. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 175(7), 417–421.
Sutherland, C. (1989). Psychic phenomena following NDEs: An Australian study. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(2), 93–102.
Twemlow, S. W. (1989). Clinical approaches to the out-of-body experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(1), 29–44.
Walker, B. A., & Russell, R. D. (1989). Assessing psychologists’ knowledge and attitudes toward near-death phenomena. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(2), 103–110.
39. Key NDE Studies in 1988
Abramovitch, H. (1988). An Israeli account of a NDE: A case study of cultural dissonance. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3), 175–184.
Davis, L. (1988). A comparison of UFO and NDEs as vehicles for the evolution of human consciousness. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(4), 240–258.
Holden, J. M. (1988). Rationale and considerations for proposed near-death research in the hospital setting. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(1), 14–31.
Holden, J. M. (1988). Visual perception during naturalistic near-death OBEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(2), 107–116.
Irwin, H. J., & Bramwell, B. A. (1988). The devil in heaven: A NDE with both positive and negative facets. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(1), 38–43.
Newsome, R. (1988). Ego, moral, and faith development in NDErs: Three case studies. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(2), 73–85.
Olson, M. (1988). The incidence of OBEs in hospitalized patients. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3), 169–179.
Pandarakalam, J. (1988). A search for the truth of NDEs. British Journal of Psychiatry, 153, 607–617.
Pennachio, J. (1988). NDEs and self-transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3), 162–168.
Ring, K. (1988). Paradise is paradise: Reflections on psychedelic drugs, mystical experience and the NDE. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3), 138–148.
Ring, K. (1988). Prophetic visions in 1988: A critical reappraisal. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(1), 5–13.
Thornburg, N.(1988). Development of the near-death phenomena knowledge and attitudes questionnaire. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(4), 223–239.
Tien, S. S. (1988). Thanatoperience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(1), 32–37.
Yensen, R. (1988). Helping at the edges of life: Perspectives of a psychedelic therapist. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3), 149–161.
Young, A. (1988). Science, spirit, and the soul. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(4), 206–220.
40. Key NDE Studies in 1987
[ No studies for this year are available. ]
41. Key NDE Studies in 1986
Gibbs, J. (1986). Moody’s versus Siegel’s interpretation of the NDE: An evaluation based on recent research. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(2), 67–79.
Morse, M., Castillo, P., Venecia, D., Milstein, J., & Tyler, D. C. (1986). Childhood NDEs. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 140(11), 1110–1114.
Pasricha, S., & Stevenson, I. (1986). NDEs in India: A preliminary report. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 174(3), 165–170.
Ring, K. (1986). From alpha to omega: Ancient mysteries and the NDE. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(2), 3–16.
Wren -Lewis, J. (1986). The darkness of God: An account of lasting mystical consciousness resulting from an NDE. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(2), 53–66.
Zaleski, C. (1986). Evaluating near-death testimony: A challenge for theology. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(2), 17–52.
42. Key NDE Studies in 1985
Becker, C. B. (1985). Views from Tibet: NDEs and the Book of the Dead. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(1), 3–20.
Bauer, M. (1985). NDEs and attitude change. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(1), 39–47.
Greyson, B. (1985). A typology of NDEs. American Journal of Psychiatry, 142(8), 967–969.
Krishman, V. (1985). NDEs: Evidence for survival? Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 5(1), 21–32.
43. Key NDE Studies in 1984
[ No studies for this year are available. ]
44. Key NDE Studies in 1983
Blackmore, S. J. (1983). Are OBEs evidence for survival? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 3(2), 137–155.
Bush, N. (1983). The NDE in children: Shades of the prison-house reopening. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 3(2), 177–194.
Counts, D. (1983). Near-death and OBEs in a Melanesian society. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 3(2), 115–135.
Greyson, B. (1983). NDEs and personal values. American Journal of Psychiatry, 140(5), 618–620.
Greyson, B. (1983). The NDE scale: Construction, reliability, and validity. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 171(6), 369–375.
Kohr, R. (1983). NDEs, altered states, and psi sensitivity. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 3(2), 157–176.
Lindley, J. et al (1983). NDEs in a Pacific Northwest American population. Anabiosis, 3(2), 77–84.
Siegel, R., & Hirschman, A.(1983). Bozzano and the first classification of deathbed visions: A historical note and translation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 3(2), 195–210.
45. Key NDE Studies in 1982
Becker, C. (1982). The failure of Saganomics: Why birth models cannot explain near-death phenomena. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2), 102–111.
Chan, V. T. K. (1982). Parapsychological reflections on some tunnel experiences. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2), 110–121.
Flynn, C. P. (1982). Meanings and implications of NDEr transformations: Some preliminary findings and implications. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(1), 3–14.
Gallagher, P. (1982). Over easy: A cultural anthropologist’s NDE. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2), 140–149.
Greyson, B. (1982). Near-death studies, 1981–82: A review. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2), 150–174.
Rhodes, L. (1982). The NDE enlarged by Swedenborg’s vision. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(1), 15–35.
Ring, K., & Franklin, S. (1982). Do suicide survivors report NDEs? Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 12(3), 191–208.
Twemlow, S. (1982). A multivariate method for the classification of preexisting near-death conditions. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 2(2), 132–139.
Twemlow, S. W. (1982). The out-of-body experience: A phenomenological typology based on questionnaire responses. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(7), 1044–1049.
46. Key NDE Studies in 1981
Becker, C. B. (1981). The centrality of NDEs in Chinese Pure Land Buddhism. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2), 154–171.
Drab, K. (1981). The tunnel experience: Reality or hallucination? Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2), 126–140.
Greyson, B., & Stevenson, I. (1981). The phenomenology of NDEs. American Journal of Psychiatry, 137(10), 1193–1196.
Greyson, B. (1981). Toward a psychological explanation of NDEs: A response to Dr. Grosso’s paper. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2), 88–89.
Grosso, M. (1981). Toward an explanation of near-death phenomena. Anabiosis (early circulation papers later associated with NDE studies).
Lindley, J. et al (1981). NDEs in a Pacific Northwest American population: The Evergreen Study. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(2), 104–124.
Ring, K., & Franklin, S. (1981). Do suicide survivors report NDEs? Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 12(3), 191–208.
Sabom, M. B. (1981). The NDE: Myth or reality? A methodological approach. Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 1(1), 44–56.
47. Key NDE Studies in 1980
Greyson, B., & Stevenson, I. (1980). The phenomenology of NDEs. American Journal of Psychiatry, 137(10), 1193–1196.
Sabom, M. B. (1980). The near-death experience. Journal of the American Medical Association, 244(1), 29–30.
48. Key NDE Studies in 1979
Noyes, R., Jr., & Slymen, D. J. (1979). The subjective response to life-threatening danger. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 9(4), 313–321.
Stevenson, I. & Greyson, B. (1979). NDEs: Relevance to the question of survival after death. Journal of the American Medical Association, 242(3), 265–267.
49. Key NDE Studies in 1978
[ No studies for this year are available. ]
50. Key NDE Studies in 1977
Noyes, R., Jr., & Kletti, R. (1977). Depersonalization in response to life-threatening danger. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 18(4), 375–384.
Noyes, R., Jr., & Kletti, R. (1977). Panoramic memory: A response to the threat of death. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 8(3), 181–194.
51. Key NDE Studies in 1976
[ No studies for this year are available. ]
52. Key NDE Studies in 1975
Moody, R. A., Jr. (1975). Life after life: The investigation of a phenomenon—Survival of bodily death. Mockingbird Books.
