Dr. Sam Parnia

Biography:

Dr. Sam Parnia is one the world's leading experts on near death experiences. He spends his time between UK hosptitals and Cornell University, New York, where he is Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He founded the Consciousness Research Group, and is chairman of the Horizon Research Foundation. He is constantly in demand as a speaker and has made numerous media appearances. His ground-breaking research was featured in the BBC 2 and Discovery documentary, "The Day I Died."

Past Shows:

	Near Death Experiences
	Saturday March 4, 2006

British near-death expert, Dr. Sam Parnia, discussed his work as a critical-care physician and the NDE research that led him to write What Happens When We Die. As part of his study, Parnia examined the accounts of cardiac arrest patients who were brought back from clinical death. According to Parnia, between 10- and 20-percent of these patients claimed to have had near death experiences.Parnia detailed some common elements of NDEs, which include a feeling of peacefulness, seeing a bright light or tunnel, meeting with deceased relatives, and going through a life review. He said reports of NDEs go back as far as Plato, who described near death experiences in the Republic. Artist Hieronymus Bosch also dealt with NDEs in his work, Parnia explained, describing one of Bosch's paintings that depicts a tunnel of light with angels escorting the newly departed to the other side.Parnia cited cases of patients who allegedly rose above their bodies while on the operating room table ... More
Host: Art Bell