The “God Module” and the Complexifying Brain
Recent reports of the discovery of a “God module” in the human brain derive from the fact that epileptic seizures in the left temporal lobe are associated with ecstatic feelings sometimes described as an experience of the presence of God. The brain area involved has been described as either (a) the...
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Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities$s2024-
2000
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Zygon
Year: 2000, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 735-744 |
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B Brain B Religious Experience B God module B William James B Spiritual Formation B Emergence B Teleology B James W. Fowler B Complexity |
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