Near-death Experience and Dream: The Roles of Memories and Self

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220401.130How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Near-death Experiences; Dream/dreaming; Memory; Consciousness; Self

Abstract

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are complex subjective experiential episodes that occur among individuals who have been close to death, but the concept of “near-death” is not a limiting factor for its definition. Although there is not a definitive story for the genesis of NDEs, three perspectives might provide the potential rationale. This study will place emphasis on three contexts to further investigate the characteristics of NDE and dream. It will juxtapose NDEs against dreaming (another altered state of consciousness that has been studied intensely) and the correlation of self as another probe. A descriptive approach has been used to analyze those factors in-depth. By evaluating similarities and differences between dreams and NDEs based on empirical evidence from past studies, our study aims to look into how NDEs can be described and explained as phenomenal content simulated by the dynamics of the brain.

Copyright

© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Li Lin
AU  - Jiong Xiao
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/08
TI  - Near-death Experience and Dream: The Roles of Memories and Self
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 683
EP  - 689
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220401.130
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220401.130
ID  - Lin2022
ER  -