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Fenwick is a senior lecturer at [[King's College, London]], where he works as a consultant at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.damaris.org/dcscs/readingroom/2001/neardeathexperiences.htm|title=''Visions of a dying brain'', review of a lecture given by Drs Sam Parnia and Peter Fenwick at the University of Southampton|date=15 May 2001|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12917504.500--forum-physics-on-the-brain--a-report-on-a-strange-interdisciplinary-discussion--.html|work=New Scientist Issue 1750|author=Susan Blackamore|title=Physics on the Brain|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="IANDS">{{cite web|url=http://iands.org/research/important-research-articles/42-dr-peter-fenwick-md-science-and-spirituality.html|title=The Bruce Greyson Lecture from the International Association for Near-Death Studies 2004 Annual Conference|work=IANDS|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> He is the Consultant Neuropsychologist at both the [[Maudsley Hospital|Maudsley]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhugra|first=Dinesh|title=Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies|publisher=Routledge|year=1997|ISBN=978-0-415-16512-9}}</ref> and [[John Radcliffe Hospital|John Radcliffe]] hospitals, and also provides services for [[Broadmoor Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whitecrowbooks.com/authors/list/category/peter_fenwick/|title=Author biography|work=White Crow Books|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> He works with the Mental Health Group at the [[University of Southampton]], and holds a [[visiting professor]]ship at the [[RIKEN|Riken Neurosciences Institute]] in [[Japan]].<ref name=IANDS/><ref name=RCP/>
Fenwick is a senior lecturer at [[King's College, London]], where he works as a consultant at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.damaris.org/dcscs/readingroom/2001/neardeathexperiences.htm|title=''Visions of a dying brain'', review of a lecture given by Drs Sam Parnia and Peter Fenwick at the University of Southampton|date=15 May 2001|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12917504.500--forum-physics-on-the-brain--a-report-on-a-strange-interdisciplinary-discussion--.html|work=New Scientist Issue 1750|author=Susan Blackamore|title=Physics on the Brain|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="IANDS">{{cite web|url=http://iands.org/research/important-research-articles/42-dr-peter-fenwick-md-science-and-spirituality.html|title=The Bruce Greyson Lecture from the International Association for Near-Death Studies 2004 Annual Conference|work=IANDS|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> He is the Consultant Neuropsychologist at both the [[Maudsley Hospital|Maudsley]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhugra|first=Dinesh|title=Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies|publisher=Routledge|year=1997|ISBN=978-0-415-16512-9}}</ref> and [[John Radcliffe Hospital|John Radcliffe]] hospitals, and also provides services for [[Broadmoor Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whitecrowbooks.com/authors/list/category/peter_fenwick/|title=Author biography|work=White Crow Books|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> He works with the Mental Health Group at the [[University of Southampton]], and holds a [[visiting professor]]ship at the [[RIKEN|Riken Neurosciences Institute]] in [[Japan]].<ref name=IANDS/><ref name=RCP/>


Fenwick is the president of the Horizon Research Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horizonresearch.org/main_page.php?cat_id=95|title=People of The Horizon Research Foundation|work=Horizon Research Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> an organisation that supports research into end-of-life experiences.
Fenwick is the president of the Horizon Research Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horizonresearch.org/main_page.php?cat_id=95|title=People of The Horizon Research Foundation|work=Horizon Research Foundation|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> an organisation that supports research into end-of-life experiences. He is the President of the British branch of [[The International Association for Near-Death Studies]].<ref>[http://whitecrowbooks.com/authors/list/category/peter_fenwick/ "Peter Fenwick"]. White Crow Books.</ref>


Fenwick has been part of the editorial board for a number of journals, including the ''[[Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry]]'', the ''[[Journal of Consciousness Studies]]'' and the ''Journal of Epilepsy and Behaviour''.<ref name="Sleepcentre"/>
Fenwick has been part of the editorial board for a number of journals, including the ''[[Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry]]'', the ''[[Journal of Consciousness Studies]]'' and the ''Journal of Epilepsy and Behaviour''.<ref name="Sleepcentre"/>

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Peter Brooke Cadogan Fenwick
Born(1935-05-25)May 25, 1935
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forNear-death studies
Scientific career
FieldsNeuropsychology, neurophysiology
InstitutionsMaudsley Hospital

Peter Brooke Cadogan Fenwick (born 25 May 1935) is a neuropsychiatrist and neurophysiologist who is known for his studies of epilepsy and end-of-life phenomena.

Education

Fenwick is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] where he studied Natural Science. He obtained his clinical experience at St Thomas' Hospital.[2]

Career

Fenwick is a senior lecturer at King's College, London, where he works as a consultant at the Institute of Psychiatry.[3][4][5] He is the Consultant Neuropsychologist at both the Maudsley,[6] and John Radcliffe hospitals, and also provides services for Broadmoor Hospital.[7] He works with the Mental Health Group at the University of Southampton, and holds a visiting professorship at the Riken Neurosciences Institute in Japan.[5][8]

Fenwick is the president of the Horizon Research Foundation,[9] an organisation that supports research into end-of-life experiences. He is the President of the British branch of The International Association for Near-Death Studies.[10]

Fenwick has been part of the editorial board for a number of journals, including the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, the Journal of Consciousness Studies and the Journal of Epilepsy and Behaviour.[1]

Near-death research

Fenwick's interest in near-death experiences was piqued when he read Raymond Moody's book Life After Life. Initially skeptical of Moody's anecdotal evidence, Fenwick reassessed his opinion after a discussion with one of his own patients, who described a near-death experience very similar to that of Moody's subjects.[11] Since then, he has collected and analysed more than 300 examples of near-death experiences.[12]

He has been criticised by the medical community for claiming that human consciousness can survive bodily death.[13] Fenwick argues that human consciousness may be more than just a function of the brain.[8]

"The plain fact is that none of us understands these phenomena. As for the soul and life after death, they are still open ques­tions, though I myself suspect that NDEs are part of the same continu­um as mystical experiences."[14]

Fenwick and his wife are co-authors of The Art of Dying, a study of the spiritual needs of near-death patients. The Fenwicks argue that modern medical practices have devalued end-of-life experiences, and call for a more holistic approach to death and dying.[15]

Critics have written Fenwick has made metaphysical assumptions and dismissed possible psychological and physiological explanations for near-death experiences.[16]

Selected bibliography

  • The Art of Dying With Elizabeth Fenwick (Continuum, 2008)
  • Past Lives: An Investigation into Reincarnation Memories With Elizabeth Fenwick (Berkley, 2001)
  • The Hidden Door: Understanding and Controlling Dreams With Elizabeth Fenwick (Berkley Publishing Group, 1999)
  • The Truth in the Light: An Investigation of Over 300 Near-Death Experiences With Elizabeth Fenwick (Berkley Trade, 1997)
  • Living with Epilepsy With Elizabeth Fenwick (Bloomsbury, 1996)

Personal life

Fenwick's interests include hill-walking and fishing.[17] He is married to Elizabeth Fenwick, who co-authors many of his books.

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile at The London Sleep Centre". Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Contributors list" (PDF). Imprint Academic Press. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Visions of a dying brain, review of a lecture given by Drs Sam Parnia and Peter Fenwick at the University of Southampton". 15 May 2001. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ^ Susan Blackamore. "Physics on the Brain". New Scientist Issue 1750. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "The Bruce Greyson Lecture from the International Association for Near-Death Studies 2004 Annual Conference". IANDS. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. ^ Bhugra, Dinesh (1997). Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-16512-9.
  7. ^ "Author biography". White Crow Books. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. ^ a b Royal College of Psychiatrists: Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group. "Consciousness and the Extended Mind: Programme notes" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  9. ^ "People of The Horizon Research Foundation". Horizon Research Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Peter Fenwick". White Crow Books.
  11. ^ Atwater, P.M.H. (2007). The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences. Hampton Roads Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57174-547-7.
  12. ^ "Peter Fenwick: Biography & Resources". Enlightenment Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  13. ^ Wheatley, Jane (6 October 2006). "Life goes on... but even after death?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  14. ^ Peter Roennfeldt. "Near Death Experiences". Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  15. ^ Grice, Elizabeth (23 June 2008). "How to give death a good name". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  16. ^ Robert Todd Carroll. (2001). "Mass Media Bunk". The Skeptic's Dictionary.
  17. ^ "Debrett's entry: Dr Peter Fenwick". Retrieved April 23, 2012.

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