Consciousness beyond death, with Dr. Pim van Lommel

Cardiologist Dr. Pim van Lommel became internationally known after his ground-breaking study on NDEs (Near Death Experiences) was published in the respected medical journal The Lancet, in 2001. The study was remarkable in that it was a prospective one: conditions were set and ready before patients underwent cardiac arrest. The results showed that merely physiological explanations for the NDEs were inadequate, thereby raising profound questions about the nature of consciousness and its relation to brain function. In this in-depth interview, Essentia Foundation’s Natalia Vorontsova discusses the philosophical implications of these findings with Dr. van Lommel, at his house in the Netherlands. 00:00 Intro 00:03:25 Involvement with NDE research 00:07:55 Perceptual change 00:09:45 Possible root causes 00:25:05 Explain unexplainable 00:28:58 A man who lost his dentures 00:34:08 What about science? 00:37:11 Consciousness and body 00:46:03 Science and subjective experience 00:49