lections are subject to psychological interpretation, so an exploration
of psychological mechanisms could
shed light on the NDE reports and
lead to a better understanding of
the NDE itself. Could a psychological model explain the NDE? And if
there is no psychological evidence,
where would a psychological theory
for the NDE start and what would it
need to prove?
hallucinations is the most popular
explanation for the NDE and does
have various merits. Although neuroscience and psychology overlap
I am more interested in focusing
purely on the psychological aspect
as so far this has been largely
ignored in favour of neuroscience.
It is possible that the NDE fulfils a
psychological need, or could even
be a psychological defence mechanism. In terms of the reports of the
NDE itself it is likely that the recol28
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