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Could Pam Reynolds Hear? A New Investigation into the Possibility of Hearing During this Famous Near-Death Experience (open access)

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
Rejoinder to Responses to "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" (open access)

Rejoinder to Responses to "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?"

Abstract: In this article I provide a rejoinder to Stuart Hameroff's and Chris Carter's responses to my article, "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" (2011, this issue). I address some specifics of anesthesiology and neurosurgical technique to maintain my contention that Reynolds could hear through normal physical processes during her near-death experience.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Woerlee, Gerald M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Response to "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" [#2] (open access)

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 "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" [#1] (open access)

Response to "Could Pam Reynolds Hear?" [#1]

Abstract: In this article, I reply to Gerald Woerlee's (2011, this issue) claim that during Pam Reynold's near-death experience (NDE), she actually could hear through normal means. I respond in terms of my 35 years experience as a clinical anesthesiologist, researcher into mechanisms of anesthesia and consciousness, and proponent of a theory of non-local consciousness put forth by mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and me.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Hameroff, Stuart
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Editor's Foreword [Fall 2011] (open access)

Editor's Foreword [Fall 2011]

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library