Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.

Article comparing records of persons who reported near-death experiences (i.e., experienced by a person close to death) with shared death experiences (i.e., experienced by someone other than the person close to death). It discusses similarities and differences in features and aftereffects based on these reports.

Article discussing an analysis of literature and interview data with implications for clinical practice related to therapists working with clients who report experiencing deathbed visions, deathbed coincidences, or after-death communication.

Review of a book titled "Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences" by retired family physician Yvonne Kason based on her research and several personal near-death experiences. The review includes an in-depth overview of the three major sections: Defining Spiritually Transformative Experiences, Researching the Yogic Model of Conscciousness, Kundalini, and STEs; and Long-Term Spiritual Transformation: The Aftereffects of STEs.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a previous review for a book written by the letter author to clarify several differences between multiple publications and research.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies commenting on a previously-published article related to reincarnation.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies to comment on research related to "exceptional human experiences" (EHEs), particularly among pilgrims in Spain on the Camino de Santiago. It specificially notes that EHEs may facilitate positive life changes, similar to some near-death experiences, which are a sub-set of EHEs.

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a proposed scale for assessing near-death experiences (NDEs), which was proposed by the authors of the letter, and also comments on a previous letter in which others reviewed the original proposal.

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.

Article documenting the findings of research that employed web-scraping of personal narratives to analyze the level of positive or negative sentiment expressed by experiencers regarding their near-death experiences.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies regarding concerns about the precision of language for describing additional sensitivities following a near-death experience.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing current research that calls for expanding the instruments used to describe and measure near-death experiences.

Abstract: Despite their different etiologies, three types of spiritually transformative experiences (STEs)--near-death experiences, psilocybin experiences, and meditative experiences of cosmic consciousness--appear to have attributes that are common to a broad range of mystical experiences, including an experience of expanded awareness. In addition, all three appear to be associated with profound and lasting transformations in the lives of experiencers. Finally, these three experiences appear to share some common neural correlates. In this article, we discuss similarities in case studies of these STEs, in data from controlled clinical research studies on their transformative effects, as well as from neurophysiological data correlated with the occurrence of STEs themselves. In all three STEs, research shows a reduction in neural activity in the major centers of the brain, including the Default Mode Network, the foundation of egoic stories involving the narrative related to oneself and the world in which one lives. It is proposed that during these STEs, reduced neural activity in areas of the brain that normally act as a filter or reducing valve mechanism opens the capacity to expanded awareness, which is associated with lasting transformation in the lives of experiencers.

Review of a book titled "Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences: Brain State Phenomena or Glimpses of Immortality" written by Michael N. Marsh. Marsh's book discusses out of body and near death experiences through a Christian perspective.

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing Raymond Moody's book, "Coming Back: A Psychiatrist Explores Past-Life Journeys."

Abstract: Findings from several studies suggest near-death experiences (NDEs) may influence sleep quality. In this study, we examined self-reported duration, latency, and quality of sleep in those who had experienced a life-threatening event and who had and had not reported an associated NDE. Participants were 154 members of the general New Zealand population who completed an online quantitative questionnaire that included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Near-Death Experience Scale, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Life Changes Inventory-Revised. Both the NDE and non-NDE groups indicated sleep habits had changed after their close encounter with death. Participants slept less, took longer to fall asleep, and experienced more sleep disturbances. However, we found no differences between the groups, suggesting sleep alterations occurred in response to the near-death event rather than specifically to the NDE.

Review of a book titled "What is it Like to be Dead? Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, and the Occult" written by Jens Schlieter, which discusses near-death experiences in Western Christian and occult traditions between 1580 and 1975. The review discusses Schlieter's methodology and conclusions.

Article arguing against the naturalist theory put forth by John Martin Fisher and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin that near-death experiences (NDEs) could be metaphorical, compared to the supernaturalist theory that NDEs are real experiences.

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.

Review of a book titled "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond" by Bruce Greyson and discusses the research and observations related to near-death experiences from the perspective of a clinical psychiatrist.

Article outlining the ways that near-death experiences (NDEs) may be described in a psychedelic framework in terms of neurobiology, within the context of a book written by Dr. Bruce Greyson, which does not use this framework.

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.

Statement responding to the arguments in Bruce Grayson's article which addressed this author's criticism about Grayson's book on near-death experience (NDE) research and the lack of reference to psychedlic frameworks.