The Nuance

What Near-Death Experiences Teach Us About the Brain

New research may shake up science’s understanding of the brain and consciousness

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
6 min readFeb 18, 2021

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Illustration by Kieran Blakey for Elemental

The truck driver’s story sounded far-fetched.

The man claimed that in the middle of his quadruple bypass heart surgery — during which he was fully anesthetized and his eyes…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.