Does the arousal system contribute to near death experience?

Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1003-1009

  Nelson, Kevin R ^a   Mattingly, Michelle ^a   Lee, Sherman A ^b   Schmitt, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOCUS CERULEUS; NARCOLEPSY; NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARASOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYNCOPE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WAKEFULNESS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HALLUCINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; SLEEP;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AROUSAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 33646116066     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000204296.15607.37     Document Type: Review

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