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Jun 14, 2019 · Supporting this, observers have noted the striking similarities between first-hand accounts of NDEs and the psychedelic experiences described by ...

Contends that the phenomenology that typically accompanies the near-death experience (NDE) is sometimes a by-product of ketamine, an anesthetic used in both ...

Although ketamine can induce a state similar to a near-death experience (NDE), there is a striking difference between experiences induced by ketamine used.

Near-death experiences (NDEs) can be reproduced by ketamine via blockade of receptors in the brain for the neurotransmitter glutamate, the N-methyl-D-aspar.

Apr 8, 2019 · When you see or hear the phrase “near-death experience,” what do you think of? Most people would say a bright light at the end of a tunnel, ...

We aimed here at assessing, in a sample of ketamine misusers, concordance between the typical near-death experience (NDE) features and the on-drug ...

Ketamine reports present the highest semantic similarity to near-death experiences. •. Serotonergic psychedelics and deliriants consistently present smaller ...

Feb 22, 2019 · By Christian Jarrett. The results are consistent with neurochemical explanations of near death experiences.

This paper shows the connection between patients that receive the anesthetic ketamine and also experience near-death experiences (NDEs).