Out-of-body experiences ( OBEs ) are one of the most common elements of NDEs . What “ NDErs ” see and hear of earthly events in the out-of-body state is almost always realistic . When the NDEr or others later seek to verify what was observed or heard during the NDE , the OBE observations are almost always confirmed as completely accurate . Even if the OBE observations during the NDE included events far from the physical body and far from any possible sensory awareness of the NDEr , the OBE observations are still almost always confirmed as completely accurate . This fact alone rules out the possibility that neardeath experiences are related to any known brain functioning or sensory awareness . This also refutes the possibility that NDEs are unrealistic fragments of memory from the brain .
Not only are heightened senses reported by most who have experienced NDEs , but normal or supernormal vision has occurred in those with significantly impaired vision and even legal blindness . Several people who have been totally blind since birth have reported highly visual near-death experiences . This is medically inexplicable .
Many NDEs occur while under general anaesthesia — at a time when any conscious experience should be impossible . While some sceptics claim that these NDEs may be the result of too little anaesthesia , this ignores the fact that some NDEs result from anaesthesia overdose . Additionally , the description of an NDE differs greatly from that of one who experiences “ anaesthetic awareness ”. The content of NDEs that occur under general anaesthesia is essentially indistinguishable from NDEs that did not occur under general anaesthesia . This is further strong evidence that NDEs are occurring completely independently from the functioning of the physical brain .
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Realistic Out-of-Body Experiences
Out-of-body experiences ( OBEs ) are one of the most common elements of NDEs . What “ NDErs ” see and hear of earthly events in the out-of-body state is almost always realistic . When the NDEr or others later seek to verify what was observed or heard during the NDE , the OBE observations are almost always confirmed as completely accurate . Even if the OBE observations during the NDE included events far from the physical body and far from any possible sensory awareness of the NDEr , the OBE observations are still almost always confirmed as completely accurate . This fact alone rules out the possibility that neardeath experiences are related to any known brain functioning or sensory awareness . This also refutes the possibility that NDEs are unrealistic fragments of memory from the brain .
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Heightened Senses
Not only are heightened senses reported by most who have experienced NDEs , but normal or supernormal vision has occurred in those with significantly impaired vision and even legal blindness . Several people who have been totally blind since birth have reported highly visual near-death experiences . This is medically inexplicable .
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Consciousness During Anaesthesia
Many NDEs occur while under general anaesthesia — at a time when any conscious experience should be impossible . While some sceptics claim that these NDEs may be the result of too little anaesthesia , this ignores the fact that some NDEs result from anaesthesia overdose . Additionally , the description of an NDE differs greatly from that of one who experiences “ anaesthetic awareness ”. The content of NDEs that occur under general anaesthesia is essentially indistinguishable from NDEs that did not occur under general anaesthesia . This is further strong evidence that NDEs are occurring completely independently from the functioning of the physical brain .