The Limbic System and the Soul: Evolution and the Neuroanatomy of Religious Experience

The evolutionary neurological foundations of religious experience are detailed. Human beings have been burying and preparing their dead for the Hereafter for more than 100,000 years. These behaviors and beliefs are related to activation of the amygdala, hippocampus, and temporal lobe, which are resp...

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Main Author: Joseph, R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 2001
In: Zygon
Year: 2001, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-136
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B temporal lobe
B amygdala
B hippocampus
B Sex
B limbic system
B near death
B Dreams
B Ghosts
B frontal lobe
B Evolution
B Neanderthals
B Angels
B God
B Cro-Magnon
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