As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the
phenomenon of near-death experiences. I grew up
in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon. I
followed my father’s path and became an academic
neurosurgeon, teaching at Harvard Medical School
and other universities. I understand what happens
to the brain when people are near death, and I had
always believed there were good scientific
explanations for the heavenly out-of-body journeys
described by those who narrowly escaped death.
The brain is an astonishingly sophisticated but

Source: www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/07/proof-of-heaven-a-doctor-s-experience-with-the-afterlife.html