| Reference code: | NDE-51 |
| Location: | Arquivo PCA - Pasta 1/Outros Apoios
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Title:
| Neurophenomenology of near-death experience memory in hypnotic recall: a within-subject EEG study
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| Publication year: | 2019
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URL:
| https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50601-6
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| Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
The neurobiological basis of near-death experiences (NDEs) is unknown, but a few studies attempted to investigate it by reproducing in laboratory settings phenomenological experiences that seem to closely resemble NDEs. So far, no study has induced NDE-like features via hypnotic modulation while simultaneously measuring changes in brain activity using high-density EEG. Five volunteers who previously had experienced a pleasant NDE were invited to re-experience the NDE memory and another pleasant autobiographical memory (dating to the same time period), in normal consciousness and with hypnosis. We compared the hypnosis-induced subjective experience with the one of the genuine experience memory. Continuous high-density EEG was recorded throughout. At a phenomenological level, we succeeded in recreating NDE-like features without any adverse effects. Absorption and dissociation levels were reported as higher during all hypnosis conditions as compared to normal consciousness conditions, suggesting that our hypnosis-based protocol increased the felt subjective experience in the recall of both memories. The recall of a NDE phenomenology was related to an increase of alpha activity in frontal and posterior regions. This study provides a proof-of-concept methodology for studying the phenomenon, enabling to prospectively explore the NDE-like features and associated EEG changes in controlled settings.
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| Accessibility: | Document exists in file
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Martial, C.
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Secondary author(s):
| Mensen, A., Charland-Verville, V., Vanhaudenhuyse, A., Rentmeister, D., Ali Bahri, M., Cassol, H., Englebert, J., Gosseries, O., Laureys, S., Faymonville, M-E.
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Document type:
| Article
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Number of reproductions:
| 3
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Reference:
| Martial, C., Mensen, A., Charland-Verville, V., Vanhaudenhuyse, A., Rentmeister, D., Ali Bahri, M., Cassol, H., Englebert, J., Gosseries, O., Laureys, S., & Faymonville, M-E. (2019). Neurophenomenology of near-death experience memory in hypnotic recall: a within-subject EEG study. Scientific Reports, 9: 14047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50601-6
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| 2-year Impact Factor: | 3.998|2019
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| Times cited: | 21|2025-09-17
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| Indexed document: | Yes
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| Quartile: | Q1
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| Keywords: | Consciousness / Perception
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Neurophenomenology of near-death experience memory in hypnotic recall: a within-subject EEG study |