Dr. Mary Neal

And they're not at all like near-death experiences.

Yes, yeah. As I said, I went through medical school with this materialistic mindset. And one of my first weeks as a doctor, as a psychiatrist, I was asked to see a patient who overdosed in the emergency room. When I went to see her, she was unconscious. I could not arouse her. But her roommate had brought her in and was waiting down the hall to speak to me in another room.

Yes, yeah. As I said, I went through medical school with this materialistic mindset. And one of my first weeks as a doctor, as a psychiatrist, I was asked to see a patient who overdosed in the emergency room. When I went to see her, she was unconscious. I could not arouse her. But her roommate had brought her in and was waiting down the hall to speak to me in another room.

Yes, yeah. As I said, I went through medical school with this materialistic mindset. And one of my first weeks as a doctor, as a psychiatrist, I was asked to see a patient who overdosed in the emergency room. When I went to see her, she was unconscious. I could not arouse her. But her roommate had brought her in and was waiting down the hall to speak to me in another room.

So I went down to speak to the roommate and got information about the patient. Went back to see the patient. She was still unconscious. So she was admitted to the intensive care unit overnight. When I went to see her the next morning, as soon as she woke up, I went to see her and introduced myself. And she stopped me and said, I know who you are. I remember you from last night.

So I went down to speak to the roommate and got information about the patient. Went back to see the patient. She was still unconscious. So she was admitted to the intensive care unit overnight. When I went to see her the next morning, as soon as she woke up, I went to see her and introduced myself. And she stopped me and said, I know who you are. I remember you from last night.

So I went down to speak to the roommate and got information about the patient. Went back to see the patient. She was still unconscious. So she was admitted to the intensive care unit overnight. When I went to see her the next morning, as soon as she woke up, I went to see her and introduced myself. And she stopped me and said, I know who you are. I remember you from last night.

That's kind of stunned me. So I said, you know, I thought you were out cold when I saw you. She said, well, I was, but I saw you talking to my roommate, Susan, down the hall. And I just got startled about it. I didn't know what she was talking about. I assume someone's playing a trick on me here.

That's kind of stunned me. So I said, you know, I thought you were out cold when I saw you. She said, well, I was, but I saw you talking to my roommate, Susan, down the hall. And I just got startled about it. I didn't know what she was talking about. I assume someone's playing a trick on me here.

That's kind of stunned me. So I said, you know, I thought you were out cold when I saw you. She said, well, I was, but I saw you talking to my roommate, Susan, down the hall. And I just got startled about it. I didn't know what she was talking about. I assume someone's playing a trick on me here.

But then she went on to tell me about the conversation I had with the roommate, what I said, what the roommate answered, what we were wearing, to find details. And I didn't know how she could have known all this. Yeah, so that threw you. It threw me. Because nothing in medical school had prepared you for that. Not at all. Nothing in my life had prepared me for this.

But then she went on to tell me about the conversation I had with the roommate, what I said, what the roommate answered, what we were wearing, to find details. And I didn't know how she could have known all this. Yeah, so that threw you. It threw me. Because nothing in medical school had prepared you for that. Not at all. Nothing in my life had prepared me for this.

But then she went on to tell me about the conversation I had with the roommate, what I said, what the roommate answered, what we were wearing, to find details. And I didn't know how she could have known all this. Yeah, so that threw you. It threw me. Because nothing in medical school had prepared you for that. Not at all. Nothing in my life had prepared me for this.

Right, right. And when I went to the emergency room, it was covered up by my white lab coat. I had opened it to talk to the roommate, and it was a very hot night in late Virginia. And then I closed it up again before I left. So no one but the roommate had seen that spot. And somehow, the patient who was unconscious the whole time knew about it.

Right, right. And when I went to the emergency room, it was covered up by my white lab coat. I had opened it to talk to the roommate, and it was a very hot night in late Virginia. And then I closed it up again before I left. So no one but the roommate had seen that spot. And somehow, the patient who was unconscious the whole time knew about it.

Right, right. And when I went to the emergency room, it was covered up by my white lab coat. I had opened it to talk to the roommate, and it was a very hot night in late Virginia. And then I closed it up again before I left. So no one but the roommate had seen that spot. And somehow, the patient who was unconscious the whole time knew about it.

Well, I didn't. I still do to some extent, but I understand that. You know, part of me is still looking for that materialistic explanation for it. But I've seen so many examples of people whose brains were obviously not functioning well, if at all, and yet they describe their consciousness as more vivid than ever before.

Well, I didn't. I still do to some extent, but I understand that. You know, part of me is still looking for that materialistic explanation for it. But I've seen so many examples of people whose brains were obviously not functioning well, if at all, and yet they describe their consciousness as more vivid than ever before.

Well, I didn't. I still do to some extent, but I understand that. You know, part of me is still looking for that materialistic explanation for it. But I've seen so many examples of people whose brains were obviously not functioning well, if at all, and yet they describe their consciousness as more vivid than ever before.

And they have memories that were sharper than memories of other events at the same time in their life, decades after the event. So that tells you what? That it is not a hallucination. It is not even a, quote, normal memory because they're remembered so much more vividly.