The two paintings, titled Study for NDE 1 and 2, are part of an ongoing project, ROSABELLA BELIEVE, that examines misconceptions about subjective bodilyexperiences that often fuel pseudoscientific beliefs. Integrating visual art with interdisciplinary research drawn from psychology, neuroscience, anthropology,and rationalist thought, the project investigates the intersections of belief, perception, and scientific knowledge. Without sensationalism or didactic intent,ROSABELLA BELIEVE seeks to contribute to ongoing discussions surrounding misinformation, pseudoscience, and scientific temper.A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound subjective experience reported by some people who come close to death or survive a life-threatening medicalcrisis. For those who experience them, these events can feel extraordinarily vivid and hyper-real, sometimes more real than ordinary waking experience. Yetthe content of NDE accounts is not necessarily universal or independent of culture. Historical and cross-cultural research suggests that the imagery, figuresand meanings associated with these experiences can vary with the religious beliefs, cultural expectations and historical contexts of the people who reportthem.