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6 results for "neurotheology"

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ZC_1_05 — Psychology of Religion & Spiritual Experience

The psychology of religion — the empirical study of religious and spiritual experience, belief, and behavior — was inaugurated by William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), which established that relig

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Y_2_07 Verified Altered States

Y_2_07 — Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Religious Experience

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) — seizures originating in the temporal lobes, which contain structures critical for memory (hippocampus), emotion (amygdala), and sensory-experiential processing — produces some of the most d

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Y_2_13 — Ecstatic Seizures: Dostoevsky, Elation, and Temporal Lobe Pre-Ictal States

Ecstatic seizures — epileptic seizures preceded or accompanied by intense feelings of bliss, transcendence, clarity, and profound meaning rather than the typical dread, confusion, or dysphoria — represent one of the most

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Y_3_04 Verified Altered States

Y_3_04 — Mystical Experience — Neuroscience of the Numinous

Mystical experiences — characterized by unity consciousness, noetic quality, ineffability, transcendence of time and space, and deep positive affect — have been reported across every known culture and religious tradition

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Y_3_09 Credible Altered States

Y_3_09 — Prayer, Contemplation, and the Neuroscience of Religious Experience

The neuroscientific study of prayer and religious experience — sometimes termed neurotheology (d'Aquili & Newberg, 1999) — has moved from philosophical speculation to empirical investigation using neuroimaging, EEG, and

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Y_3_14 Credible Altered States

Y_3_14 — Chanting and Repetitive Vocalization: Sonic Pathways to Trance

Chanting and repetitive vocalization — the sustained production of rhythmic, patterned vocal sounds — is arguably the most ancient and universal method of inducing altered states of consciousness through acoustic means.

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