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Could Pam Reynolds Hear? A New Investigation into the Possibility of Hearing During this Famous Near-Death Experience
Abstract: The well-known Pam Reynolds near-death experience (NDE) occurred at the Barrow Neurological Institute during a medically well-documented period, which is why many people regard it as proof of the reality of a separable immaterial conscious mind. In this article, I use information from related publications from the Barrow to fill in lacunae in the published medical documentation of this apparently amazing NDE. Furthermore, I present the case that the four veridical auditory perceptions Reynolds reported can be explained by her ability to hear during periods of conscious awareness while under the influence of the combination of drugs employed to provide general anesthesia during the operation on her giant basilar artery aneurysm.
Date:
Autumn 2011
Creator:
Woerlee, Gerald M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Three Ancient Reports of Near-Death Experiences: Bremmer Revisited
Abstract: In the modern literature, the so-called 'vision of Er,' told by Plato, and the 'vision of Thespesius,' recorded by Plutarch, have sometimes been cited as examples of ancient near-death experiences (NDEs). However, in a recent study, classicist Jan Bremmer (2002) impugned this interpretation. In this article, I offer a fresh analysis of these two texts that challenges Bremmer's stance and that vindicates the similarity between the ancient reports and modern NDEs. The vision of Er emerges as the oldest known direct account of an NDE. I add to these cases Plutarch's description of the 'vision of Timarchus' as an example of an ancient NDE provoked by extreme isolation. Comparison of these reports of NDEs from antiquity with modern analogues suggests a few additional characteristic traits of NDEs.
Date:
Summer 2009
Creator:
van der Sluijs, Marinus
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Changes in Heart Transplant Recipients That Parallel the Personalities of Their Donors
Study evaluating whether changes following heart transplant surgery parallel the history of the donors, based on the systemic memory hypothesis which predicts that all dynamical systems that contain recurrent feedback loops store information and energy to various degrees.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
Pearsall, Paul; Schwartz, Gary E. R. & Russek, Linda G. S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Revelations from Near-Death Experiences of Two Ancient Chinese Coma Patients
Article analyzing ancient medical accounts of near-death experiences in China, with discussion of religious influences and context, as well as the significance of the documentation.
Date:
Spring 2019
Creator:
Richardson, Matthew
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Neglected Near-Death Phenomena
Article suggesting several topics for further work in the area of near-death phenomena.
Date:
Spring 2006
Creator:
Alvarado, Carlos S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Science and Spirituality: A Challenge for the 21st Century [The Bruce Greyson Lecture from the International Association for Near-Death Studies 2004 Annual Conference]
Article highlighting some findings of researchers on near-death experiences (NDEs), reviewing recent prospective research, and describing veridical perception research the author plans to undertake.
Date:
Spring 2005
Creator:
Fenwick, Peter
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Variations from the Prototypic Near-Death Experience: The "Individually Tailored" Hypothesis
Study of firsthand accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs), which revealed a number of variations from the prototypic NDE description, including feeling judged during a life review, seeing a nondeceased friend in the tunnel, experiencing no pain upon returning to the physical body, and crossing a barrier before being sent back.
Date:
Spring 1995
Creator:
Serdahely, William J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Researching Sounds in Near-Death Experiences
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Experiences discussing four specific difficulties of researching sounds related to near-death experiences (NDEs) and soliciting suggestions.
Date:
Summer 2010
Creator:
Migliore, Vince
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experience Patterns From Research in the Salt Lake City Region
Article examining interviews of 100 subjects in the Salt Lake City, Utah, region who claimed to have had a near-death experience (NDE) or analogous spiritual event.
Date:
Winter 1994
Creator:
Gibson, Arvin S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Helping at the Edges of Life: Perspectives of a Psychedelic Therapist
Article presenting a case history of a 70 year old man treated with psychedelic psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, and pain associated with terminal cancer. Interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects of treatment following a single 90 mg dose of dipropyltryptamine (DPT) are described. Comparisons are made between transpersonal, mystical, and religious elements in psychedelic drug experiences and near-death experiences.
Date:
Spring 1988
Creator:
Yensen, Richard
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 24, Number 3, Spring 2006
Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date:
Spring 2006
Creator:
Greyson, Bruce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 23, Number 3, Spring 2005
Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date:
Spring 2005
Creator:
Greyson, Bruce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Response to "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" [#2]
Abstract: The near-death experience (NDE) of Pam Reynolds is one of the most impressive and medically well-documented NDEs in the literature. It took place during an operation to remove a brain aneurism, and it included almost all the aspects of a classic NDE, including accurate visual perception of the operating theater. Furthermore, parts of the experience would seem to have occurred when no brain activity whatsoever was possible. Despite testimony to the contrary by the medical personnel involved, Gerald Woerlee has attempted to explain Reynold's experience as a result of auditory impressions combined with an anesthesia-induced fantasy. I argue here that Woerlee's attempted explanation is simply unsupported by the documented facts of the case. I also invite Woerlee to accompany me to the Barrow Neurological Institute to participate in an empirical test under the exact auditory conditions Reynolds experienced.
Date:
Autumn 2011
Creator:
Carter, Chris
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Response to Pascal Michael's Commentary on "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond"
Article responding to criticism of the author's book regarding research in near-death experiences (NDEs) and clarifying that psychedelic molecules may be a factor in some NDEs but is only one factor and not relevant to all NDEs.
Date:
Autumn 2021
Creator:
Greyson, Bruce
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 20, Number 3, Spring 2002
Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
Greyson, Bruce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 13, Number 3, Spring 1995
Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date:
Spring 1995
Creator:
Greyson, Bruce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guest Editorial: Children and the Near-Death Phenomenon: Another Viewpoint
"Children who brush death, nearly die, or who are pronounced clinically dead but later revive have a much higher incidence of near-death experiences (NDEs) than do adults. Although excellent research now exists on children's cases, there have been discrepancies. I suggest that we need to broaden the range of observations on children's NDEs and reconsider what is known about children and the near-death phenomenon" (abstract).
Date:
Autumn 1996
Creator:
Atwater, P. M. H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homer's Odysseus as an Ecstatic Voyager
Article examining the events of Homer's Odyssey chronologically, identifying and analyzing specific instances where Homer's imagery suggests such a multifaceted relationship. In accounting for this relationship, the article introduces a psychospiritual evolutionary theory of symbolism and inspiration based upon the higher dimensional existence of the supernatural.
Date:
Summer 1996
Creator:
Greene, F. Gordon
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Essential Features of Eight Published Muslim Near-Death Experiences: An Addendum to Joel Ibrahim Krep's "The Search for Muslim Near-Death Experiences"
Abstract: Among other authors, Joel Ibrahim Kreps (2009) has recently published accounts of Muslim near-death experiences (NDEs). With the present paper, we aim to contribute to the growing number of non-Western NDE reports by providing summaries of eight additional Muslim NDEs, seven translated from the original Italian source (Giovetta, 2007) and one from an English source (Lerma, 2009), and to provide references for further reading. In addition, we highlighted noteworthy features of these eight summarized NDE accounts. Although the documentation standard of the available cases is generally low, these accounts indicate that the structure and contents of NDEs from many non-Western Muslim communities are largely similar to those reported in the Western NDE literature. In his report, Kreps concluded that Muslim NDEs are rare and that Muslims have fewer NDEs than do non-Muslim Westerners and non-Muslim non-Westerners such as the Chinese. However, we found that the number of Muslim NDE accounts available today seem to indicate that Muslim NDEs are not as rare as Kreps concluded.
Date:
Autumn 2010
Creator:
Nahm, Michael & Nicolay, Joachim
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: The Final Choice: Playing the Survival Game
Review of the book "The Final Choice: Playing the Survival Game" written by parapsychological philosopher Michael Grosso.
Date:
Autumn 1988
Creator:
Greene, F. Gordon
Object Type:
Review
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Expanding Grof's Concept of the Perinatal: Deepening the Inquiry into Frightening Near-Death Experiences
Study suggesting that in order to explain the phenomenology of perinatal experience, as described in the work of Stanislav Grof, we must hypothesize that the patient in these instances has expanded beyond the individual subject.
Date:
Winter 1996
Creator:
Bache, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery
Review of a book titled "The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery" by Joseph Jordania, discussing the reasons that people choose scientific inquiry, particularly in less conventional fields, such as near-death studies.
Date:
Summer 2021
Creator:
Wade, Jenny
Object Type:
Review
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inner Communications Following the Near-Death Experience
Article describing three individuals who reported experiencing inner communications subsequent to their near-death experiences (NDEs), and suggesting that these inner messages may be a form of intuition, encouraging further research into this phenomena.
Date:
Summer 1998
Creator:
Liester, Mitchell B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: OBEs in the Blind
Letter from V. Krishnan to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic "OBEs in the Blind."
Date:
Winter 1988
Creator:
Krishnan, V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library