How to be in two places at once - ANNE MCILROY

A neuroscientist working in Britain has found a way to induce an out-of-body experience, a technique that makes people feel as if they are standing behind themselves, watching their own backs.

Surveys suggest as many as one in 10 people have a similar experience, often after a traumatic event such as a car accident, or after using hallucinogenic drugs. People who feel they've been outside their bodies sometimes say that paranormal or supernatural forces have been at work.

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