Near death experiences: A new algorithmic approach to verifying consciousness outside the brain

NeuroQuantology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-154

  Laws, Valerie ^a   Perry, Elaine ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consciousness; NDE; Near death experience; OBE; Out of body experience

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MODEL; NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE; NEUROSCIENCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SURVIVAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77954686911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13035150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14704/nq.2010.8.2.280     Document Type: Article

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