When Siri Hustvedt felt her husband's ghost, she turned to science (opens original article in a new tab)

American author Siri Hustvedt wrote a memoir about her husband Paul Auster's death and her experience of feeling his presence afterward, which she attributes to a neurological response to grief.

• Siri Hustvedt experienced a ghostly presence of her late husband, Paul Auster, after his death in 2024.
• She wrote a memoir titled 'Ghost Stories' exploring their life together and her grief.
• Hustvedt noted that 30-60% of bereaved people experience grief hallucinations, which she studied scientifically.