possum Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date July 24, 2026 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindScientific Reasoning Tagged , brain, Bruce Greyson, cardiac arrest, Charlotte Martial, coma, dying brain, emergency room, evidence, evolution, evolutionary psychology, explainaway, Galileo Galilei, geocentric cosmology, Kristin French, Marieta Pehlivanova, Mark Johnson, Messiah University, Michael Egnor, Michael Zignarelli, Nautilus, near-death experiences, Netherlands, neuroscience, opossum, optical illusions, possum, Real Clear Science, stereotypical behavior, thanatosis, Venus, Washington Post What’s an Explainaway? Here Is an Example from the Debate on Near-Death Experiences Denyse O’Leary July 24, 2026 Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning 5 Explainaways, whether possum tales or optical illusions, exist to protect a system from unwanted evidence by ignoring or dismissing it. Read More ›
Near-death-experiences-Adobe-Stock-15105040-1536x1020 Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date June 11, 2025 CategoriesFaith & ScienceMedicineNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , brain, Bruce Greyson, Charlotte Martial, Mario Beauregard, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, neuroscience, spaghetti, Susan Blackmore, The Spiritual Brain, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, University of Michigan, veridical, Yale University Near-Death Experiences Are Being Taken More Seriously Now Denyse O’Leary June 11, 2025 Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind 6 We are seeing a growth in genuine curiosity, which is a welcome change, and likely to be a fruitful one. Read More ›
Opposum_(26145638541) Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date July 18, 2024 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , animals, brain, Charlotte Martial, Current Biology, Darwinian evolution, ethology, humans, near-death experiences, neuroscience, opossum, Sam Parnia, Scientific American Near-Death Experiences as Possum Tales Denyse O’Leary July 18, 2024 Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 5 The authors provide a number of accounts from people who experienced altered consciousness when under attack by large animals. Read More ›
casey-horner-265UjRsLgd8-unsplash Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date July 17, 2024 CategoriesLife SciencesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , brain, Charlotte Martial, death, drugs, dying, near-death experiences, neuroscience, resuscitation, Sam Parnia, Scientific American, Steve Taylor Near-Death Experiences Compared to Drug Trips Denyse O’Leary July 17, 2024 Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind 6 There is an effort underway to fully naturalize NDEs — that is, to make them something that just happens to the traumatized brain. Read More ›
