March 4, 2006: Near Death Experiences - Dr. Sam Parnia
Podcast:The Art Bell Archive Published On: Thu Dec 25 2025 Description: Art Bell welcomes Dr. Sam Parnia, a fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Cornell University and founder of the Consciousness Research Group, for an in-depth exploration of what happens at the moment of death. Dr. Parnia explains that the brain ceases electrical activity within approximately 10 seconds of cardiac arrest, yet 10 to 20 percent of resuscitated patients report structured, lucid thought processes during clinical death. The conversation examines key features reported… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/march-4-2006-near-death-experiences-dr-sam-parnia/