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Israeli Researchers Map Near-Death Experiences Using Geometry
Scientists at the University of Haifa have used geometric pictograms to map near-death experiences, finding a link between the shape of perceived spaces and their color. Fifty participants described their NDEs, with conical spaces often being achromatic and arched spaces frequently remembered as colorful.
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- 01Israeli researchers used geometric shapes to map near-death experiences, finding color links to space types.
- 02Fifty participants described their NDEs using pictograms, categorizing visions into conical, arched, domed, and enclosed spaces.
- 03Conical near-death spaces were mostly achromatic, while arched spaces were predominantly colorful.
- 04The study published in Frontiers in Psychology bypasses verbal limitations for describing NDEs.
- 05Researchers focused on description, not the causes or mechanisms of near-death experiences.
The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, aims to provide a more precise descriptive language for these rare phenomena.
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