A new scale tries to make NDE reports more legible

A new scale tries to make NDE reports more legible

A study in Consciousness Research and MindfulnessVolume 16 - 2025 describes the construction of the veridical Near-Death Experience Scale (vNDE Scale), a structured instrument for evaluating the evidential strength of perceptions reported during near-death experiences. The first draft was reviewed by 13 experts in NDE, with a second-round general consensus reached on eight criteria. The validation phase then applied the scale to 17 cases of potentially veridical NDEs using 11 independent human raters and three artificial raters based on Large-Language Models.

What makes this channel hum is right there in the phenomenology: NDE accounts often include peacefulness, out-of-body experiences, altered time perception, bright light or otherworldly environments, and sometimes interactions with nonphysical beings or deceased persons. These accounts are also described as frequently transformative, influencing experiencers' attitudes toward life and death.

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Source: Frontiers in Psychology

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