Melvin L Morse, MD, was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington for 20 years and is the author of several books (along with science writer and documentary film maker Paul Perry) about the science and spirituality of near-death experiences. His international best seller “Closer to the Light” describes the near-death experiences of children and was based on his studies at Seattle Children’s Hospital under the supervision of the University of Washington’s Human Subject Review Board.

 This episode contains the portion of the recorded interview that was concerned with Dr. Morse’s groundbreaking study on near-death experiences in children. The study was conducted over 30 years ago and included 27 children who had been through a resuscitation experience in Dr. Morse’s hospital after being clinically dead, as well as a control group of children who had also suffered trauma and been in the same intensive care environment, who may have been comatose, but were never deceased. The results were unexpected to the team and changed Dr. Morse’s life from that point forward.

 However, our conversation went into some other areas and stretched to over 2 hours in length. So, I’ve extracted the parts of the interview that were about other topics and compiled them in a special video supplemental “minisode,” which can be found on my YouTube channel. There’s a link below. In that minisode, you can hear our conversations about:
*Split Brain surgery and its effects on consciousness
*Functional Neurogenesis (the concept that every thought and experience physically changes the brain)
*The nature of memory and where it is stored
*Dr. Morse’s latest book, “Where God Lives,” which is about Spiritual Neuroscience.

That’s a lot of great dialogue…too great to end up on the cutting room floor, so I’m grateful to Dr. Morse for that bonus content and I’m confident you will be, too!

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To visit Dr, Morse’s website, click here: https://melvinmorsemd.com.

 Today’s Parting Thought is by Roald Dahl: “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”

 For the special video supplement to this episode, click here: https://youtu.be/uIx8nDGzENE

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Music Credits

Opening Theme: “Busy City,” by Track Tribe from Epidemic Sound
End Title: “Walk Through the Park,” by Track Tribe from Epidemic Sound