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A '''near-death experience''' or NDE is an experience reported by a person who nearly died, or who experienced [[clinical death]] and then revived.  NDEs include one or more of the following experiences: a sense of being dead; an [[out-of-body experience]]; a sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area; a sense of overwhelming love and peace; a sensation of moving upwards through a tunnel or narrow passageway; meeting deceased relatives or spiritual figures; encountering a being of light, or a light; experiencing a [[life review]]; reaching a border or boundary; and a feeling of being returned to the body, often accompanied by reluctance. (Psychology Today[http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19920701-000030.html])

A '''near-death experience''' or NDE is an experience reported by a person who nearly died, or who experienced [[clinical death]] and then revived.  NDEs include one or more of the following experiences: a sense of being dead; an [[out-of-body experience]]; a sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area; a sense of overwhelming love and peace; a sensation of moving upwards through a tunnel or narrow passageway; meeting deceased relatives or spiritual figures; encountering a being of light, or a light; experiencing a [[life review]]; reaching a border or boundary; and a feeling of being returned to the body, often accompanied by reluctance. (Psychology Today[http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19920701-000030.html])

Interest in the NDE was originally spurred by the research of psychiatrists [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], George Ritchie, and [[Raymond Moody| Raymond Moody Jr]]. In 1998, Moody was appointed chair in "consciousness studies" at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].  The [[International Association for Near-death Studies]] (IANDS) was founded in 1978 to meet the needs of early researchers and experiencers within this field of research.  Later researchers, such as psychiatrist [[Bruce Greyson]], psychologist [[Kenneth Ring]], and cardiologist Michael Sabom, introduced the study of near-death experiences to the academic setting.

Interest in the NDE was originally spurred by the research of psychiatrists [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], George Ritchie, and [[Raymond Moody| Raymond Moody Jr]]. In 1998, Moody was appointed chair in "consciousness studies" at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].  The [[International Association for Near-death Studies]] (IANDS) was founded in 1978 to meet the needs of early researchers and experiencers within this field of research.  Later researchers, such as psychiatrist [[Bruce Greyson]], psychologist [[Kenneth Ring]], and cardiologist Michael Sabom, introduced the study of near-death experiences to the academic setting.