September 21, 2015: NDEs - Dr. Jeffrey Long

Defining 'really dead' and NDEs under anesthesiaLong discusses the modern definition of death as absence of brain function and notes that NDEs occur under general anesthesia, when EEG measurements show only dissociated electrical activity that medically cannot produce conscious experience.

Art volunteers to flatline himselfArt tells Long that, with the right medical team, he would be willing to undergo a Flatliners-style experiment to learn what happens after death. Long calls it unethical and warns listeners against attempting it themselves.

Hidden-target experiments and verified resuscitation detailsLong addresses the famous hidden-clock/laptop target studies, explains why no NDEr looked at them (their consciousness focused on their own resuscitation), and notes patients have accurately described details down to the numbers on defibrillator units.

Vicki, blind from birth, sees during her NDELong recounts interviewing Vicki, blind since birth, who saw for the first time during an NDE after a car accident, recognizing herself only by correlating sight with the feel of her hair and a ring her father gave her, and describing 360-degree spherical vision.

Life review without judgmentLong describes the NDE life review where experiencers feel what others felt during every interaction, but stresses there is essentially never a sense of external judgment, damnation, or condemnation, only learning.