The curious case of Eben Alexander: near death and out-of-body experiences
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Eben Alexander is a neurosurgeon whose book Proof Of Heaven became a bestseller. It documented his visions of heaven while in a coma which had shut down much of his brain.
He joins Justin along with Graham Nicholls, a researcher of Out of Body experiences and Jane Aspell, a psychology and cognitive science lecturer who believes that OBE & NDEs are a purely physical experiences produced by the brain.
For Eben Alexander: www.ebenalexander.com
For Graham Nicholls: www.grahamnicholls.com
For Jane Aspell: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/fst/departments/psychology/staff/dr_jane_aspell.html
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Released on 5 Dec 2014
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