Physiological evidence
on the other hand
remains the most solid
scientific explanation
for the NDE. However,
Dr Kenneth Ring, who
has committed substantial time and efforts
into researching the
NDE, feels that with
the consistency of the
NDE reports and the
fact that these reports
are across cultures, age
groups and different
backgrounds, covering such a large spectrum, that it is hard to
explain by just using
the processes of the
brain. How can it be so
consistent across people from all continents?
After all, scientists
are still struggling to
explain the consciousness, itself a key part
of the NDE. If scientists cannot unravel the
intricacies of this pivotal factor of the NDE,
how can they hope to
explain the NDE itself?
This gives added impor-
tance to a psychological approach, which, if
a testable theory could
be developed, would at
least focus more on the
mind than the biology
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of the brain and may
lead investigations into
a different, more productive, direction.