Near Death Experiences (NDEs) in Children with Pediatrician Melvin Morse, M.D. Episode 52

Melvin L. Morse, M.D. is a  medical doctor who specializes in pediatrics and has researched NDEs (near-death experiences) in children. He has authored several books and articles on paranormal science and near-death experiences in children, including the 1987 New York Times bestseller Closer to the Light, written jointly with Paul Perry, and with a foreword written by Raymond Moody. As a medical student, Dr. Morse always pursued his interests in consciousness research. During a neurology rotation at Johns Hopkins, he worked under the legendary Vernon Montcastle and cared for patients who had half their brains removed or split-brain surgery. He assessed the effects such surgery had on consciousness, his first understanding that consciousness does not depend on brain function. He attended lectures by the early pioneers of functional neurogenesis. This is the revolutionary concept that all thoughts and experience changes our brain and our brain is capable of repairing itself.  Follow Dr. Melvin L. Morse: ⁠Website | Amazon Watch the Video of this episode Full Episode Notes and photos drawn by children Near Death Experiences (NDEs) in Children with Pediatrician Melvin Morse, M.D. Episode 52 Get the book: ⁠⁠WTF Just Happened?!: ⁠A sciencey skeptic explores grief, healing, and evidence of an afterlife⁠⁠⁠ In this episode: - Dr. Morse had assumed consciousness was created by a brain - Hearing children share NDEs as soon as they "came back" changed his mind - What are some of the most remarkable and evidential NDEs Dr. Morse witnessed in children - Many of the stories are very funny and cute told from a child's perspective - Dr. Morse was always fascinated by the brain - Children who had NDEs are exceptionally nice kids and stay that way when they grow up  - What happened when a Nazi prison guard had an NDE - What science and neuroscience backs up NDEs as genuine - We don't have a common language for spirituality - What is the most astonishingly veridical NDE Dr. Morse witnessed and more... ⁠Book⁠ ⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wtfjusthappened/support