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The Biohacking Standards

The Biohacking Standards

What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Consciousness with Dr. Eben Alexander

Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 5m

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What happens to consciousness when the brain can no longer function? In this episode of The Biohacking Standards, Ashley Grace sits down with Dr. Eben Alexander—neurosurgeon, near-death experiencer, and author of Proof of Heaven—for a conversation about near-death experiences, the nature of consciousness, life after death, meditation, healing, and the possibility that reality is more expansive than the material world we see. Before his own near-death experience, Dr. Alexander viewed consciousness through the conventional lens of neuroscience. That changed when a rare case of bacterial meningoencephalitis sent him into a prolonged coma and severely compromised his brain. During that time, he…