Editing Death (section)

== Consciousness ==
{{Main|Consciousness after death}}

Much interest and debate surround the question of what happens to one's consciousness as one's body dies. The belief in the permanent loss of consciousness after death is often called ''[[eternal oblivion]]''. The belief that the [[Stream of consciousness (psychology)|stream of consciousness]] is preserved after physical death is described by the term ''[[afterlife]]''.

[[Near-death experience]]s (NDEs) describe the [[Qualia|subjective experiences]] associated with impending death. Some survivors of such experiences report it as "seeing the afterlife while they were dying". Seeing a being of light and talking with it, [[Life review|life flashing before the eyes]], and the confirmation of cultural beliefs of the afterlife are common themes in NDEs.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Greyson |first1=Bruce |title=The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation |last2=James |first2=Debbie |last3=Holden |first3=Janice Miner |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-35865-4 |date= 2009}}</ref>