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A Neuroscientist's Near Death Experience: What I Saw When I Died

Sep 24, 2026 · 45m

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A neuroscientist's near death experience: six years ago, after a long surgery, my heart stopped for three to five minutes. Here's what I saw, and what the science says. I flatlined in the ICU, left my body, and watched my husband Mac bang on the door shouting that something was wrong. In this episode, my daughter Dominique and I talk through that experience, a shared death experience I had years later, and why so many researchers now say a dying, oxygen-starved brain can't explain what people report. 🔬 What you'll learn: • What happens when you die, from someone who came back and studies consciousness for a living • Why the oxygen deprivation and hallucination theories don't match what…