discuss Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), focusing heavily on Apparently Non-physical Veridical Perceptions (AVPs), which are accurate observations made during periods of compromised brain function, often challenging the physicalist view that consciousness is solely a product of the brain. Pioneering research by Raymond Moody, who popularized the term NDE with his book Life After Life, laid the foundation for subsequent investigations, including studies by Pim van Lommel and the multi-hospital AWARE study, to systematically examine these experiences. Researchers argue that the numerous documented and independently verified AVPs provide strong evidence for the separation of consciousness from the physical body, a concept supported by the transformative, often life-changing, effects reported by NDE experiencers. The sources also introduce the Veridical Near-Death Experience Scale (vNDE Scale), a newly developed tool for rigorously evaluating the evidential strength of reported perceptions during NDEs, utilizing both human and artificial intelligence raters to strengthen methodological consensus. Ultimately, the collected evidence, including observations during cardiac arrest and highly accurate, third-party verified perceptions, suggests that current neurological explanations are insufficient to account for all aspects of NDEs.