Lucid dying : the new science revolutionizing how we understand life and death / Sam Parnia, MD, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parnia, Sam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Research.

Death.

Consciousness--Research.

Consciousness.

Neurosciences--Research.

Neurosciences.

Cognition--Physiological aspects.

Cognition.

Death (Biology).

Near-death experiences.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

vi, 342 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hachette Books, 2024.

Summary:

"From internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and New York Times bestselling author Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a From internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and New York Times bestselling author Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a groundbreaking look at what happens to us when we die, based on the largest-ever research study run on recalled experiences of death" -- provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Section one. Science of life and death : The brain in the bucket ; A new scientific frontier ; Exploring death: Past to present ; Inside the dying brain: Bursts of activity ; Mystery no more: Disinhibition not degernation ; The lucid death

Section two. Experiencing the grey zone of death : The cosmos: A vast expansion ; Awestruck: The doctors' perspective ; Liberated and separated ; Reliving a recording of life ; Needed to do more: Not as good as I thought ; Going back "home" and the final return to life ; Section three. Exploring consciousness : A Nobel Prize-winning idea ; The self and its brain

Section four. A world of distortions : Putting lipstick on a pig ; Truth is in the eye of the beholder

Section five. What it all means for us : Putting it together ; The flight of life.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780306831287

0306831287

OCLC:

1412186930