Title:
Lucid dying : the new science revolutionizing how we understand life and death
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
New York : Hachette Books, 2024.
Physical Description:
vi, 342 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780306831287
Abstract:
"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.
Genre:
Language:
English
