Response to "Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience"

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Abstract: In this article, I address some of what I consider the inaccuracies and false assumptions in a recent article in this Journal entitled "Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience" (Smit, 2008). I provide a medical explanation of how it was possible for the man reporting this remarkable NDE to have survived his period of cardiac arrest and how it was possible for him to have undergone an NDE. More importantly, I discuss how it was possible for this man to have undergone the truly unusual perceptions of feeling pain in his chest due … continued below

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Woerlee, Gerald M. Summer 2010.

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  • Woerlee, Gerald M. Gerald M. Woerlee, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A., Leiden and Leiderdorp, The Netherlands

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Abstract: In this article, I address some of what I consider the inaccuracies and false assumptions in a recent article in this Journal entitled "Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience" (Smit, 2008). I provide a medical explanation of how it was possible for the man reporting this remarkable NDE to have survived his period of cardiac arrest and how it was possible for him to have undergone an NDE. More importantly, I discuss how it was possible for this man to have undergone the truly unusual perceptions of feeling pain in his chest due to cardiac massage at the same time as his consciousness was displaced out of his body during an out-of-body experience.

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"[The Journal of Near-Death Studies] is the only peer-reviewed scholarly journal (ISSN 0891-4494) devoted exclusively to the field of near-death studies. It is cross-disciplinary and published quarterly."

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  • Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(4), International Association for Near-Death Studies, Summer 2010, pp. 181-191

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  • Publication Title: Journal of Near-Death Studies
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 181
  • Page End: 191
  • Pages: 11

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Journal of Near-Death Studies

The Journal of Near-Death Studies is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal devoted to the field of near-death studies. It is published on a quarterly basis by the International Association for Near-Death Studies. The Journal began publication in 1982 under the name Anabiosis which was changed to its current title in 1986 with the start of Volume 6.

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Woerlee, Gerald M. Response to "Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience", article, Summer 2010; Durham, North Carolina. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc461689/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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