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Studying death and near‐death experiences requires neuroscientific expertise.
- Source :
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; Nov2022, Vol. 1517 Issue 1, p11-14, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
-
Abstract
- Parnia et al. recently published suggestions for the study of death and experiences recalled in a near‐death context. We have serious reservations about the authors' statements. In this commentary, we discuss the omissions and knowledge gaps inherent to the authors' paper, which among others include incorrect neurological claims about brain death and misunderstandings regarding the terminology of consciousness. Although we believe that (near‐)death research deserves a framework guideline, the paper by Parnia and colleagues is misleading and, contrary to the authors' intention, hinders the scientific understanding of near‐death experiences and the neural mechanisms occurring in the dying brain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00778923
- Volume :
- 1517
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160284852
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14888