A study examining out-of-body experiences reports that some participants can accurately visualize what is happening behind closed doors. The work focuses on whether consciousness can be perceived as leaving the body and re-associating with information from another location.

Both sources describe the study’s “unexpected twist” and say it could affect how researchers understand consciousness. They characterize the findings as unusual and potentially significant, but they provide limited detail about the specific methods, the number of participants, or how accuracy is measured and validated.

While the reporting emphasizes the surprising nature of the results and their possible implications, it does not offer a clear, consistent account of the experimental design across the outlets. As presented, the core points are that participants attempt out-of-body-style perception and that at least some achieve correct visualizations of unseen circumstances, prompting further scientific interest and follow-up research.