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Scientists in Slovenia believe they have explained what causes the near-death experiences reported by thousands of people on the operating table.
They say that a study of heart attack victims showed high levels of carbon dioxide in their blood and that this creates a floating sensation in some and an intense feeling of joy and peace in others. Carbon dioxide showed up in the blood of 52 cases where patients ‘flatlined’, ie those who were resuscitated after their breath and hearts stopped. The scientists believe that carbon dioxide may alter the chemical balance of the brain and trick it into seeing lights, tunnels or even dead people.
The findings are disputed by a Southampton University researcher into near-death experiences. He believes that patients who had improved resuscitation after their hearts had stopped had better brain recovery and hence better recall and less amnesic effects of brain injury.
It’s very interesting, but it does not explain the many cases where some patients’ out-of-body experiences includes those who felt they were hovering above the doctors and able to see things outside the sensory range of their prone body.
‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.’
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Scientists in Slovenia believe they have explained what causes the near-death experiences reported by thousands of people on the operating table.
They say that a study of heart attack victims showed high levels of carbon dioxide in their blood and that this creates a floating sensation in some and an intense feeling of joy and peace in others. Carbon dioxide showed up in the blood of 52 cases where patients ‘flatlined’, ie those who were resuscitated after their breath and hearts stopped. The scientists believe that carbon dioxide may alter the chemical balance of the brain and trick it into seeing lights, tunnels or even dead people.
The findings are disputed by a Southampton University researcher into near-death experiences. He believes that patients who had improved resuscitation after their hearts had stopped had better brain recovery and hence better recall and less amnesic effects of brain injury.
It’s very interesting, but it does not explain the many cases where some patients’ out-of-body experiences includes those who felt they were hovering above the doctors and able to see things outside the sensory range of their prone body.
‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.’
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