Prof. Kevin Nelson and a research team at the Univ. of Kentucky have just announced the results of a survey, which draws connections between near-death experiences, out-of-body incidents and sleep paralysis. Some people's brains may actually be predisposed to these kinds of experiences, which seem to be associated with the brain's arousal system, they found. For more, view this press release(1).

1. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-03/uok-oem030507.php