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Prevalence of near-death experiences in people with and without REM sleep intrusion.
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- A neuroscientific model of near-death experiences.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2025Review
- Local field potential changes during euthanasia may parallel with near death experience.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Near-death experiences after cardiac arrest: a scoping review.Discover mental health · 2024Article
- Induced Coma, Death, and Organ Transplantation: A Physiologic, Genetic, and Theological Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Lapses of the Heart: Frequency and Subjective Salience of Impressions Reported by Patients after Cardiac Arrest.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Response to: Near-death experiences and the importance of transparency in subjectivity, ontology and epistemology.Brain communications · 2022Article
- Incidence and prevalence of coma in the UK and the USA.Brain communications · 2022Article
- The evolutionary origin of near-death experiences: a systematic investigation.Brain communications · 2021Article
- From the stillness of feigning death to near-death experience?Brain communications · 2021Article
- The Neurology of Death and the Dying Brain: A Pictorial Essay.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe origin and prevalence of near-death experiences are unknown. A recent study suggested a link with REM sleep intrusion but was criticized for its selection of control participants. We therefore assessed the association of REM intrusion and near-death experiences with different methods.
methodsUsing a crowd-sourcing platform, we recruited 1,034 lay people from 35 countries to investigate the prevalence of near-death experiences and self-reported REM sleep intrusion. Reports were validated using the Greyson Near-Death Experiences Scale (GNDES) with ≥7 points as cut-off for near-death experiences.
resultsNear-death experiences were reported by 106 of 1,034 participants (10%; 95% CI [8.5-12%]). Evidence of REM intrusion was more common in people with near-death experiences ( DISCUSSION: Using a crowd-sourcing approach, we found a prevalence of near-death experiences of 10%. While age, gender, place of residence, employment status and perceived threat do not seem to influence the prevalence of near-death experiences, we confirmed a possible association with REM sleep intrusion.
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