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Why do we care whether or not God exists? And why do so many people believe? A new generation of neuroscientists is addressing those questions directly, with the ambitious goal of measuring what happens to the human brain during spiritual experiences. Via 11th Dimension Team 
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A pioneer of neurotheology, Dr. Andrew Newberg uses fMRI and other neuroscientific tools to study religious experiences in the brain. NEUROSCIENCE & RELIGION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=neuroscience%2C+religion
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Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a "God spot," one distinct area of the brain responsible for spirituality. Now, University of Missouri researchers have completed research that indicates spirituality is a complex phenomenon, and multiple areas of the brain are responsible for the many aspects of spiritual experiences. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience
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Stanford anthropology professor Tanya Luhrmann has spent ten years studying how evangelical Christians train themselves to hear the voice of God. Articles about ANTHROPOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=anthropology
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Brain-enhancing device invented by student Jay Vidyarthi is exhibited at TEDActive in Palm Springs, CA. What if the brain gains associated with meditation practice could be married to the soothing elements of music in an incredibly comfortable cocoon of darkness? What if technology could be used to foster positive mood and mind states? Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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What if we could recreate a religious experience by simply flipping a switch in the brain? What if we could produce the feeling that someone or something is watching over us on demand? According to neuroscientific research conducted with The God Helmet, this may be possible.
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huffingtonpost.com - At the Bar Mitzvah, I couldn't help but think that the tribe had done this young man a great service, literally surrounding him with family and friends expressing loving affirmation and setting high expectations for his future.
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Traditional shamanism is neither exclusive nor inclusive. Such limits do not need to be placed. Drawing on the same neurological processes, both accomplish healing outcomes different ways.
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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.” - Albert Einstein FRACTAL: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=fractal
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A crucible is a vessel used for refining a substance, usually with the addition of extreme heat, which is exactly what I see happening to religion these days. Science, particularly neurotheology, has been turning up the heat under a crucible in which all religious experiences and beliefs are being scrutinized.
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Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience
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A TV revolution is afoot, and the Muslim-as-terrorist is slowly fading. Will this shift make a difference in ending America's growing prejudice toward Muslims? Neuroscience may provide some answers. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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It’s been put together by Quinton Deeley from our research group at the Institute of Psychiatry and brings together cognitive neuroscientists, anthropologists, religious studies scholars, psychologists and psychiatrists to discuss different ways of understanding ‘revelatory experiences’.
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It's not about the benefits we gain from believing in this or that. Or the supposed reality of the objects these beliefs describe.
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More than half of adult Americans report they have had a spiritual experience that changed their lives.
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By Suheil Laher
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Quite often, what makes us happy and what is actually good for us are directly at odds with each other. What worked for us evolutionarily over the millenia frequently becomes counter-productive in ...
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