Long the focus of fringe enthusiasts and science fiction movies, the so-called out-of-body experience has reached the level of serious science.
According to a BBC article doctors at 25 hospitals in the UK and the U.S. will study 1,500 survivors to find out if people with no heartbeat or brain activity can have "out of body" experiences."
Dr Sam Parnia who is heading the study, works as an intensive care doctor, and felt from his daily duties that science had not properly explored the issue of near-death experiences.
What do you think? Do you believe in the so-called out-of-body experience? If so, do you think it's related to how the body functions? Or is it something else?