Are We Hardwired for God?
The Guardian newspaper's review of Pascal Boyer's book "Religion Explained".
BBC - Science & Nature - Horizon - God on the Brain
Is a part of our brains hardwired to generate religious feelings? Program summary for a BBC neurotheology special.
Body and Mind
Materials accompanying a TV special on body and mind, with an brief overview of older theories and notable neurotheology research.
Doubt cast on theory that magnetic fields spark religious feelings
Swedish researchers conduct a double-blind study said to debunk Persinger's theories of magnetic stimulation causing religious experiences, as reported in Nature.
Ghosts in a machine
Overview article from Times Online, dicussing Persinger, Blanke, Newberg.
Guardian Unlimited | Life | Tests of faith
Article discussing evolutionary, anthropological (Boyer), and neuroscientific (Ramachandran, Newberg) aspects of religion.
How the Brain Creates God
Broad-ranging overview by Iona Miller, touching on archetypes, NDEs, drugs, trances, TMS, and shamanism.
Neurology of Spiritual Experiences
Articles on spiritual experience and magnetic signal brain stimulation by one of Michael Persinger's students.
Numenware, a blog about neurotheology
Frequently updated blog about neurotheology. Also covers some general neuroscience, Dogen, language, and Japan topics.
Physiology of meditation
Article covering meditation and its relationship to the metabolism, autonomic nervous system, endocrine system, and central nervous system.
The "God" Part Of The Brain
Website for Matthew Alper's book which suggests that "humans are innately hard-wired to perceive a spiritual reality".
Transcendental Meditation Scientific Research
Bibliography of hundreds of scientific studies on the effects of Transcendental Meditation, including improved brain functioning.
Wired for the Ultimate Reality: The Neuropsychology of Religious Experience
Article by Drs. Andrew Newberg and Eugene D'Aquili on the biological mechanisms underlying religious and spiritual experience, from the PBS "The Question of God" series.
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