“…the Socrates who is now conversing and arranging the details of his argument is really I; [Crito] thinks I am the one whom he will presently see as a corpse ...

Charles Murray doesn’t need my help debating Steven Pinker, but as the author of the principal book on terminal lucidity, I offer a few observations (Letters, Nov. 1). Contrary to Mr. Pinker, grieving ...

Terminal lucidity is a remarkable phenomenon often experienced by those who, through the process of disease or accident, have lost the cognitive capacity to interact with others. Scientist Michael ...

Research assessed caregivers’ perceptions when witnessing episodes of terminal lucidity in children. The findings indicate that witnessing these episodes was regarded as a profoundly spiritual ...