Creazilla/pixel2013 Psychiatrist Raymond Moody coined the term near-death experiences in his 1975 book, Life After Life, in which he detailed the experiences of more than 100 people who survived ...

For some, the experience can be transformative. Near-death experiences (NDEs) are deeply personal experiences that some people report after a close brush with death. These experiences can include ...

Increasingly, near-death experiences, or NDEs, are part of that growing field. An incredible 5 to 10 percent of the general population reports memories of an NDE. Oftentimes, people’s ...

What Mr. Renner described is “classic for near-death experiences,” the term researchers use for such events, said Dr. Jeffrey Long, the founder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation.

What have physicians across various fields learned as patients recount near-death experiences? How have their near-death experiences challenged what they learned in medical school and how have they ...

Every once in a while, you'll meet someone—or read about someone in a juicy Reddit thread—who's experienced what is broadly called a "near-death experience." Maybe you've even experienced one ...

More information: Charlotte Martial et al, A neuroscientific model of near-death experiences, Nature Reviews Neurology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41582-025-01072-z Journal information: Nature Reviews ...