"It is believed to date, explains Dr. Charbonier, that consciousness is produced by the brain. However, a minority of comatose clinically dead - cardiac arrest, brain death. - Can describe experiences NDE (Near Death Experience (NDE imminent death of French state), communicate by thought "He cited the case of Pamela Reynolds , surgery for an aneurysm of the brain stem. interrupted cerebral arterial circulation, body cooled to 15 °. At the end of the operation, the woman recounted in by the menu, all phases, exchanges between surgeons. It has "seen", "heard", but without ears or eyes. With what? An Italian doctor cited the case of a blind man describing the surgery she has undergone!