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Experiencing death: an insider's perspective
Author(s) -
Paulson Steve,
Fenwick Peter,
Neal Mary,
Nelson Kevin,
Parnia Sam
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.12473
Subject(s) - insider , perspective (graphical) , psychoanalysis , psychology , medicine , history , gerontology , art , visual arts , law , political science
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.