Insights on Near-Death Experiences and Bright Light Phenomenon

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Individuals like Tom Boudry, Avery Elaway, Matt Herschel, Mark Phillips, NDE Haver's Jen Skrull Alvarez, Ease Iber, and Schlee Schwenhammer inquire about the intensity of white light seen in near-death experiences. Some people wonder if the light in the tunnel is a cinematic portrayal or if there are plausible scientific explanations behind it. Several hypotheses suggest that as the brain shuts down, there is a reduction in oxygen flow leading to a darkening of the visual field with a central spot of light, potentially explaining the phenomenon.

Tunnels of light. Unconditional love. Visions of dead aunts. And a lot of questions. What happens when you die… or almost die? GOOD QUESTION. Dr. Bruce Greyson chats about about brain activity during death, accounts from patients, out of body experiments, time dilation, the Swiss Alps, deathbed visions, accidental morgue visits, neurotransmitters, party drugs, religion vs. spirituality, and what matters most in life. As a world-renowned and respected psychiatrist and neurobiologist, he’s sought out answers for four decades and shares what we know – and don’t know – about the border of alive and unalive. Get out your phone and some scissors because it’s a real crush-texter & bang-cutter of an episode.

Visit Dr. Bruce Greyson’s website and shop his book, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond

A donation went to the International Association for Near-Death Studies