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World Service,2 mins

What causes an out of body experience?

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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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