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What causes an out of body experience?
Out of body experiences and strange visual phenomena are sometimes reported by people who have come close to death. Are they evidence of an afterlife? Professor Susan Blackmore, a psychologist in the UK, used to think so, but here she gives the best answers science can offer.
(Image: Woman walking towards glaring light. Credit: Getty Images.)
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