In 2001, Dutch cardiologist Pim van Lommel put the mystery of near-death experience in the headlines when a study he co-authored on the topic featured in the top medical journal The Lancet. Surveying 344 patients who survived cardiac arrest, van Lommel and his co-researchers came to the surprising conclusion that “all the reported elements of a Near-Death Experience (NDE) like an out-of-body perception, meeting with deceased relatives or a life review were experienced during a transient functional loss of the cortex and of the brainstem, with a flat line EEG”.
In the above recent lecture, Pim van Lommel outlines his ground-breaking research, gives several examples of “veridical perception” during NDEs, and discusses his theory of ‘non-local consciousness’ that arose out of his research findings.
Link: Pim van Lommel’s website
Link: Pim van Lommel’s book, Consciousness Beyond Life (Amazon US and UK)
