The New Science of the Near-Death Experience
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Belgian researcher Charlotte Martial from the University of Liege conducted the first EEG recordings of patients experiencing near-death experiences, tracking 180 patients with 12 reporting NDEs. Her findings revealed that patients with NDEs showed greater brain complexity than those without, even higher than wakeful patients, suggesting specific brain regions remain highly active during oxygen deprivation and release neurotransmitters like noradrenaline and serotonin, creating vivid conscious experiences despite clinical death.
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