Now neuroscientists think they may have pinned down the source of out-of-body experiences, phenomena that have long confounded scientists and delighted occultists.

ECONOMIST: Out-of-body experiences

She began to fill her lectures with tales of her out-of-the body experiences, including travelling through space at the speed of light.

ECONOMIST: Obituary

With these results in mind, both Dr Ehrsson and Dr Blanke wondered if they could design experiments that would induce complete out-of-body experiences in healthy volunteers.

ECONOMIST: Consciousness