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🔖 Title: Hotter Water: Neuroscientist Christof Koch Plans to Study NDEs
🗓️ Published: 2026-08-17T10:45:00+03:00
📄 Summary: Neuroscientist Christof Koch, renowned for his work on consciousness, intends to investigate Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) using a novel experimental approach involving exposure to hotter water. While Koch’s materialist stance suggests the brain produces consciousness, a deeper philosophical reflection invites us to recall William James’s overlooked theory—that the brain may not create the mind but rather focuses it. This nuanced view challenges the dominant neurocentric paradigm and opens space for metaphysical insight into the nature of consciousness beyond the corporeal.
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https://mindmatters.ai/2026/08/hotter-water-neuroscientist-christof-koch-plans-to-study-ndes/
🗞️ Source: Denyse O'Leary
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