Neurophenomenology of near-death experience memory in hypnotic recall: a within-subject EEG study.
Scientific reports October 1, 2019 Charlotte Martial, Armand Mensen, Vanessa Charland-Verville et al. 36 citations
A proof-of-concept study induced near-death experience (NDE)-like features in five volunteers who had previously had a pleasant NDE by having them recall the memory under hypnosis while their brain activity was recorded with high-density EEG. The hypnosis protocol recreated NDE-like features without adverse effects and increased absorption and dissociation compared to normal consciousness recall. Recalling the NDE phenomenology was associated with increased alpha brain activity in frontal and posterior regions. The methodology offers a controlled way to prospectively study NDE-like features and their EEG correlates.