The surprising similarities between near-death experiences and psychedelic drug trips - and why both mean seeing a bright light

Across hundreds of reported near–death experiences, people see the same things with staggering consistency. Now, scientists have discovered that these brushes with death share a surprising similarity with another type of mind–altering experience. According to new research, psychedelic drug trips and near–death experiences often result in the same bizarre visions. Strikingly, a bright light at the end of the tunnel is seen in'nearly all' high–dosage experiences with certain drugs. Both types of experience also produce feelings of detaching from the body, encountering supernatural beings, and travelling mysterious spaces.