"From internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and New York Times bestselling author Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a From internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and New York Times bestselling author Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a groundbreaking look at what happens to us when we die, based on the largest-ever research study run on recalled experiences of death" --

Section one. Science of life and death : The brain in the bucket ; A new scientific frontier ; Exploring death: Past to present ; Inside the dying brain: Bursts of activity ; Mystery no more: Disinhibition not degernation ; Lucid death -- Section two. Experiencing the grey zone of death : The cosmos: A vast expansion ; Awestruck: The doctors' perspective ; Liberated and separated ; Reliving a recording of life ; Needed to do more: Not as good as I thought ; Going back "home" and the final return to life ; Section three. Exploring consciousness : A Nobel Prize-winning idea ; Self and its brain -- Section four. A world of distortions : Putting lipstick on a pig ; Truth is in the eye of the beholder -- Section five. What it all means for us : Putting it together ; Flight of life