The incidence and determinants of visual phenomenology during out-of-body experiences

Cortex

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-242

  Terhune, Devin B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anomalous experiences; Out of body experiences; Phenomenology; Synaesthesia; Visual cognitive style

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; INCIDENCE; MALE; METAPHYSICS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 58149475223     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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