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Reflecting on the Scientific Study of Religion After Nearly a Decade of Religion, Brain & Behavior

August 20, 2020 Dave Rohr 0

A decade ago, Religion, Brain & Behavior (RBB) was still a dream in the minds of its founding editors, neuroscientist Patrick McNamara, anthropologist Richard Sosis, […]

Meditation may help mitigate anger towards unfairness

March 11, 2014 Nicholas C. DiDonato 0

Buddhists practice meditation in order to cultivate a state of calmness and compassion. Through this mental technique, they train the mind to stay focused and […]

Review: Beyond the Brain

April 27, 2012 Nathaniel Barrett 0

Complex and flexible behavior is a major mark of intelligence. But does complex behavior necessarily require a complex brain? The basic goal of the psychologist […]

Review: Principles of Neurotheology

January 4, 2011 Connor Wod 0

One of the most fundamental quandaries in theology and philosophy is the pernicious difficulty of using the mind to examine itself. The trickiness of inverting […]

Religion affects decisions by shaping how we perceive

November 4, 2010 Connor Wood 0

How do we make decisions? It may seem to be a question more suited for philosophical treatises or neuroscience journal articles than the study of […]

Wallace’s Contemplative Science

December 21, 2009 Paul M. Butler 0

Buddhist scholar, B. Alan Wallace’s Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge (Columbia University Press, 2007) is an attractive read for anyone interested in neuroscience, […]

Brain networks linked to religious cognition

March 12, 2009 Patrick McNamara 0

Are religious beliefs fundamentally different, or are they simply the result of cognitive systems built for interactions with other human beings projected onto a supposed […]

Book: The Spiritual Brain

July 20, 2008 Administrator 0

Neuroscientist Mario Beauregard’s new book is titled The Spiritual Brain. He advances a case for the existence of the soul. Is it possible to agree […]

IN FOCUS: The biology of religious experiences

July 18, 2008 Administrator 0

One of the Institute’s research concentrations is on the biology of religious and spiritual experiences. This topic was neglected until a couple of decades ago […]

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