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== History ==
== History ==
OBEs have been well-documented for centuries. One of the first recorded instances was a report from the   French otologist Pierre Bonnier in 1905 which reported a patient  "divided into two persons, one who had not changed posture and another new person on his right, looking somewhat outwardly. Then, the two somatic individuals approached each other, merged, and the vertigo disappeared."  
The ancient Egyptians understood that consciousness could function independently of and outside of the physical body. They developed detailed ideas about the ''ka'', or the body “double” which separates itself from the physical body and travels at will<ref>'''The roots of consciousness'''. J Mishlove - 1993. Accessed on 16th November 2022 via: <nowiki>https://www.academia.edu/download/81413366/Jeffrey_20Mishlove_20-_20The_20Roots_20of_20Consciousness.pdf</nowiki></ref>. The first modern recorded instance of an OBE was a report from the French otologist Pierre Bonnier in 1905 which reported a patient  "divided into two persons, one who had not changed posture and another new person on his right, looking somewhat outwardly. Then, the two somatic individuals approached each other, merged, and the vertigo disappeared."  


== Mechanism of Action ==
== Mechanism of Action ==

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