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| Foreword by Neal Grossman |
| Introduction |
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| Does Consciousness Depend on the Brain? |
| 1. |
Ancient and Modern Theories |
| 2. |
Objections of Skeptics |
| 3. |
Opinions from Neuroscience |
| 4. |
Physics and Consciousness |
| 5. |
Are Memories Stored in the Brain? |
| 6. |
Theories of Life |
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| The Near-Death Experience |
| 7. |
Reports from the Brink |
| 8. |
Into the Abyss: Horrific Near-Death Experiences |
| 9. |
Near-Death Experiences across Cultures |
| 10. |
Proposed Psychological Explanations |
| 11. |
Proposed Physiological Explanations |
| 12. |
Experiencing Death through Drugs? |
| 13. |
The “Dying Brain” Theory of Susan Blackmore |
| 14. |
Veridical Near-Death Experiences |
| 15. |
Near-Death Experiences of People Who Are Blind |
| 16. |
The Scientific Challenge to Materialism |
17. |
The Near-Death Experience as Evidence for Survival |
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| Deathbed Visions |
| 18: |
Reports from England to India |
| 19: |
Alternative Explanations |
| 20: |
Comparison with the Near-Death Experience |
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| Epilogue: Next |
| Notes |
| Bibliography |
| Index |
