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A near-death experience (NDE) is an experience reported by a person who nearly died or who was clinically dead and revived. Some scientists believe the experience can be explained by hallucinations caused by a dying brain. However, this model of explanation is steadily being challenged by longitudinal studies conducted in the Netherlands and elsewhere (van Lommel, 2004). The experience is surprisingly common, especially since the development of cardiac resuscitation techniques. According to a Gallup poll approximately eight million Americans claim to have had a near-death experience (Mauro, 1992). The experience often includes an out-of-body experience.