Consciousness is primarily experienced internally, but the phenomenon of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) challenges this assumption. Although scientists have developed biological-based explanations for ...

Out-of-body experiences, such as near-death experiences, can have a 'transformative' effect on people's ability to experience empathy and connect with others, new research explains. Out-of-body ...

Scientists study why healthy people have them. July 13, 2011 — -- You don't have to be crazy to have an out-of-body experience, viewing yourself floating above your own body lying on a premature ...

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Marina Weiler, PhD, and colleagues suggests that out-of-body experiences may be a coping mechanism in response to trauma or ...

For Erin Buker, her experience on "Jeopardy!" wasn't all that she'd dreamed it would be. Buker, a stay-at-home mom, competed on a recent episode of the beloved game show and walked away with a final ...

There is now plenty of evidence to home in on the right TPJ as the source of out-of-body experiences, as described in my previous post (Blanke et al 2002) but what does it mean to have found this ...

Fascinating new work by the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Marina Weiler, PhD, and colleagues explores the complex relationship between altered states of consciousness and empathy. Out-of ...