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Six feet over: Out-of-body experiences and their relevance to the folk psychology of souls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2006

David Kemmerer  and
Rupa Gupta
David Kemmerer*
Affiliation:
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN47907http://www.cla.purdue.edu/slhs/Pages/fac_staff/faculty/kemmerer.html
Rupa Gupta*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN47907
*
[email protected]
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Abstract:

During an out-of-body experience (OBE), one sees the world and one's own body from an extracorporeal visuospatial perspective. OBEs reflect disturbances in brain systems dedicated to multisensory integration and self-processing. However, they have traditionally been interpreted as providing evidence for a soul that can depart the body after death. This mystical view is consistent with Bering's proposal that psychological immortality is the cognitive default.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 478 - 479
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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