... explains how certain emotions and stimuli are connected to feelings of spirituality and religious fervor, but it is also capable of outlining the sensations associated with near-death and out-of-body experiences. Feelings of extreme fear commonly produce "perceptual and hallucinogenic experiences, including dissociation, depersonalization, and the splitting off of ego functions" (Joseph 114). The ... out-of-body experience is a result of an abnormally activated hippocampus (a limbic system nucleus). The hippocampus contains the capacity to cognitively map or visualize one's position and ...

• Word Count: 2354
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate