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Obituary: Harold A. Widdison (open access)

Obituary: Harold A. Widdison

Obituary of Dr. Harold A. Widdison, a researcher in the field of near-death studies for over 30 years. The article discusses Dr. Widdison's background, career, family, and contributions to the study of near-death experiences.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Lundahl, Craig R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Near-Death Experiences Beyond the Scope of Science (open access)

Letter to the Editor: Near-Death Experiences Beyond the Scope of Science

Letter from Stephen D. Carter to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic "Near-Death Experiences Beyond the Scope of Science."
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Carter, Stephen D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Adequately Explain Near-Death Experiences? (open access)

Does N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Adequately Explain Near-Death Experiences?

Abstract: Some NDE researchers have suggested that because some users of psychedelic drugs have experiences purportedly similar to near-death experiences (NDEs), neural receptors and neurotransmitters affected by a particular drug may underlie out-of-body experiences and NDEs. One of the most recent psychedelic candidates that allegedly causes NDE-like experiences is N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a natural substance that the body produces in small amounts. If DMT experiences are phenomenologically similar to NDEs, then it is possible that the human body in extremis may produce larger amounts of DMT that reach psychedelic experience-causing levels in the blood. In this paper, I explore the issue of whether DMT might play a causal role in the production of NDEs. The first section summarizes basic information of about NDEs, focusing on their phenomenological aspects. The second section classifies theories of NDEs to place the DMT theory in some context of the history of the debate over the cause of NDEs. The following section discusses DMT's chemical composition, physical effects, and psychological effects. The final section explores whether NDE and DMT experiences have a sufficient degree of phenomenological similarity to justify a causal role for DMT in the production of NDEs and concludes that such similarity is lacking.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Potts, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Editor's Foreword [Fall 2012] (open access)

Editor's Foreword [Fall 2012]

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook (open access)

Book Review: Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook

Review of a book titled "Book Review: Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook" written by Mahendra Perera.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Foster, Ryan D.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Beyond Goodbye: An Extraordinary True Story of a Shared Death Experience (open access)

Book Review: Beyond Goodbye: An Extraordinary True Story of a Shared Death Experience

Review of a book titled "Beyond Goodbye: An Extraordinary True Story of a Shared Death Experience" written by Annie Cap.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Lonn, Marlise R.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife (open access)

Book Review: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

Review of a book titled "Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife" written by Eben Alexander, and a book titled "To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story" written by Mary C. Neal.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Varhely, Susan
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness (open access)

Book Review: Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness

Review of a book titled "Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness" written by Chris Carter.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Hamrick, Cliff
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library