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    Other Realms: Near-Death Experiences


    How To Die 'A Good Death'
    posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008

    The elusive concept of a "good" death has become a hot topic, inspired by the leave-takings of two great communicators, the Irish writer Nuala O'Faolain and the American computer science lecturer Randy Pausch. It is also the subject of a new book, The Art of Dying, a nod to the medieval texts Ars Moriendi that set out protocols for dying. The authors, Dr Peter and Elizabeth Fenwick, argue that, obsessed with prolonging life, we have lost the habit of helping people to die a good death. "Hi-tech around the deathbed is sometimes more concerned with the feelgood factor of the relatives and the medical profession, who need to feel they have done everything they can, than with the peace and comfort of the dying," they say.
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    Can An Acid Trip Cure Mental Disorders?
    posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

    Researchers are again using mind-bending drugs as a means of treating mental disorders.

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    TED: The Brain Scientist Who Had A Stroke
    posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008

    I just finished posting a VERY interesting video on two of NHNE's websites. The TED folks, who just released it, had this to say about it: "Take 18 minutes to watch this astonishing talk from Harvard-trained brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor. It drew a huge standing ovation in the first session of the conference and, by general consensus, counts as one of the most memorable TED talks of all time."
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    Scientist Turns Microscope On Herself
    posted on Saturday, March 01, 2008

    One of the most fascinating talks at the TED conference <http://www.ted.com/> so far was given by Jill Bolte Taylor <http://drjilltaylor.com/>, a neuroanatomist, who gave a riveting account of a stroke she experienced in 1996. (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design.)
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    Lightning Strike Turns Surgeon Into Composer/Concert Pianist
    posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008

    An Oneonta surgeon who survived a lightning strike in 1994 and suddenly began craving piano music will make his public debut as a composer and pianist next week. Dr. Anthony Cicoria said the lightning bolt that came out of a pay phone during a family outing near Albany caused a near-death experience that changed his life forever.
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    30 Years Of Near-Death Experience Research
    posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007

    Major talk given by one of the world's leading NDE researchers summarizing 30 years of research -- a fundamental overview of scientific findings.
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    Twelve 'Any Time, Any Place' Survival Tips (v3.0)
    posted on Monday, August 27, 2007

    So, you live on Planet Earth and are wondering what you can do to insure a graceful passage through whatever changes may come your way. And you want advice that you can use any time, any place, even when faced with the kind of apocalyptic changes that are presently knocking on our global door. Here are a few practical suggestions...
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    NPR: What Happens When We Die?
    posted on Sunday, August 26, 2007

    For thousands of years, humans who have crossed over -- in battle death or cardiac arrest -- and been revived, have recounted similar experiences: looking down on their own bodies, a passage toward light, serenity, loved ones. Now, a doctor is trying to pin down, scientifically, that passage from life to death.
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    Followup: Studies Report Inducing Out-Of-Body Experience
    posted on Sunday, August 26, 2007

    This is a followup to yesterday's article on scientists reportedly recreating some aspects of out-of-body experiences...
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    Studies Report Inducing Out-Of-Body Experience
    posted on Saturday, August 25, 2007

    Using virtual-reality goggles, a camera and a stick, scientists have induced out-of-body experiences -- the sensation of drifting outside of one’s own body -- in ordinary, healthy people, according to studies being published today in the journal Science.
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