Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. How God changes your brain : breakthrough findings from a leading neuroscientist Item Preview. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Based on new evidence culled from brain-scan studies, a wide-reaching survey of people's religious and spiritual experiences, and the authors' analyses of adult drawings of God, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg and therapist Mark Robert Waldman offer the following breakthrough discoveries: Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day may slow down the aging process.
Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God reduces anxiety and depression and increases feelings of security, compassion, and love. Fundamentalism, in and of itself, can be personally beneficial, but the prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain. Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous structures and functions in the brain, altering your values and the way you perceive reality.
Andrew covered all kinds of topics from free will to consciousness to spirituality in a fun forum with Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Godfrey on StarTalk on the National Geographic Channel. Articles Journal Articles Popular Press. In the News. Media Multimedia Courses. Back to All Books. Buy Now. Posted September 26,
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