From: david@edenroad.demon.co.uk   
      
   On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:23:32 -0700, Anima Rising wrote:   
      
   > Here's some information from a Survival After Death conference held at   
   > Esalen in 2004:   
   >   
   > Dr. Greyson's research design involves putting unexpected visual targets   
   > in the operating room that can be seen only from above the operating   
   > table. An open laptop computer is placed above the operating table that   
   > randomly selects 12 images as it cycles through all of them. Before the   
   > operation starts, Greyson administers a battery of psychological tests and   
   > goes over a consent form, and then during the post-op phase he asks about   
   > how the procedure went and eventually asks the patient to guess what   
   > picture was being displayed on the lap-top. He also interviews them 6   
   > months after the operation, because sometimes they remember things that   
   > happened during the procedure only after some time has passed. Greyson   
   > noted that there are very tight procedural controls on what he can say to   
   > the patients and also what types of patients can be allowed into the   
   > experimental pool.   
      
   Excellent.  Look forward to some results (although I'm a bit worried about   
   the post-op interview.  Really Grayson should be blind to the picture too,   
   and, from the description, he isn't).   
      
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