What's Happening During A Near-Death Experience?

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What's Happening During A Near-Death Experience?

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Oct 29, 2019

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Some patients brought back from cardiac arrest describe seeing a bright light at the end of a tunnel, or other phenomena known as a near-death experience. Learn how some researchers have tried to explain this in today's episode of BrainStuff.
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Oct 29, 2019

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