Doctors at 25 UK and US hospitals will study 1,500 survivors to see if people with no heartbeat or brain activity can have "out of body" experiences.
The study, which will take place over the next 3 years, will be headed by Southampton University.
It's going to be the first real objective attempt at scientifically analysing this phenomenon and scientists will be hoping to discover a little more about the workings of the brain, mind and consciousness as a result.
The way they're going to do this is by placing pictures in surgeries, which can only be viewed from above - and so the next time a patient mentions they've had an out of body experience, the doc will ask him/her to describe what he/she saw in the room.
It will be interesting to see if this experiment works.
Personally, I’m a little sceptical as to the conditions of the test being practical….
Man in the process of dying: Oh God! I see the light it’s really happening!…
Heavenly Creator: Come to the light my son, come….
Man in the process of dying: Yes, yes, I see the light….wait…..what’s this? Who put all these pictures here…
Heavenly Creator: The light, follow the light…
Man: Wow, these are some really cool drawings …
Heavenly Creator: The light, you idiot! FOLLOW THE LIGHT! …leave the pictures alone and CONCENTRATE on the situation - this isn't a memory test or an art exhibit, you are about to enter nirvana, you are DEAD, pay attention...(sighing)
In all seriousness, there's so much subjectivity to the study that I doubt results from the research will prove anything either way.
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