Bruce Greyson (Univ Virginia)
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A psychiatrist has spent over 50 years rigorously studying what happens to the mind when people nearly die.
Who they are
Bruce Greyson, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia and director of its Division of Perceptual Studies.
What they do
In the engine's read he is a top-rank, methodologically careful researcher of near-death experiences and whether consciousness survives death.
How it works
He created the Greyson NDE Scale (1983), the most-cited tool for assessing near-death experiences, wrote the book 'After' (2021), has 800+ peer-reviewed papers, and runs the oldest continuously funded academic parapsychology program (founded by Ian Stevenson in 1967).
Why it matters
The engine rates his data quality at its highest tier, marking him as a serious anchor in a field that's usually dismissed — though it rates his broader structural significance a notch lower.
The engine's record — word for word
Carlson Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, Univ Virginia. Director, Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS). Greyson NDE Scale (1983) — most-cited NDE assessment instrument. 50+ years NDE research. Primary corpus: 'After' (2021), 800+ peer-reviewed publications. Engine relevance: APEX TIER-1/2 boundary researcher in NDE/consciousness-survival space. UVA DOPS = oldest continuously-funded academic parapsychology program (founded by Ian Stevenson 1967). Methodological discipline maintained over 5+ decades. Webb dual-verdict: data-rigor Tier-1/2 boundary; structural-significance Tier-2.
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