An EEG Study on the Effects of Induced Spiritual Experiences on Somatosensory Processing and Sensory Suppression
In the present EEG study a placebo God Helmet was used to induce spiritual experiences in the lab, by boosting the expectations and suggestibility of participants. At a behavioral level it was found that instructions regarding whether the helmet was turned on or off were not effective, but that indi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
[2014]
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| In: |
Journal for the cognitive science of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-157 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Somatosensory evoked potentials
/ Spiritual experience
/ Competent to act
/ Self-observation
/ Absorption (Psychology)
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion |
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Spirituality
B sensory suppression B Religious experiences B EEG B sense of agency B body representation B somatosensory evoked potentials |
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