Blackmore, S. (2017). Incredible! A chapter in
S. Blackmore, Seeing myself: The new science of out-of-
body experiences (pp. 276–292). London: Robinson.
Assesses the evidence for paranormal events during
NDEs, critiquing van Lommel’s claims of ‘Endless
consciousness’. Compare this with van Lommel et al.
(2001), and see also the previous two chapters (pp.
235–275) for an overview of NDEs.
Hobson, J. A., Pace-Schott, E. F., and Stick-
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cognitive neuroscience of conscious states. Behavioral
and Brain Sciences, 23 (6), 793–1035.
Reviews evidence for correlations between the phenom-
enology and the physiology of dreams, and introduces
the AIM model. Commentaries (pp. 843–1018) include
Stephen LaBerge’s on lucid dreaming (pp. 962–963,
with figures at http://www.lucidity.com/slbbs/index.html)..)
Metzinger, T. (Ed.) (2009). The ego tunnel. New
York: Basic Books, pp. 82–101.
Uses his own and others’ experiences of OBEs to ask
what is needed for the fundamental level of self: mini-
mal phenomenal selfhood.
Nir, Y., and Tononi, G. (2010). Dreaming and
the brain: From phenomenology to neurophysiology.
Trends in Cognitive Science, 14 (2), 88.
The differences between waking and dreaming con-
sciousness, and how multidisciplinary study helps us
relate dreams to visual imagery.
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