Millions of people throughout history and across cultures have described the sensation of leaving their material body behind. Is the out of body experience a profound characterization of disembodied consciousness, or the result of our brain responding to ordinary stimuli? This week, Drs. Micono and Morelos use the famous experience of Ernest Hemmingway, described in his most famous book, as a starting point to discuss examples of OBEs, or out of body experiences.