Right Parietal Lobe-Related "Selflessness" as the Neuropsychological Basis of Spiritual Transcendence

The purpose of this study is to replicate studies that suggest that a frontal-parietal circuit is related to spiritual-religious experiences, and specifically that a decreased focus on the self (i.e., selflessness), associated with decreased right parietal lobe (RPL) functioning, serves as the prima...

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Authors: Johnstone, Brick (Author) ; Bodling, Angela (Author) ; Cohen, Dan (Author) ; Christ, Shawn E. (Author) ; Wegrzyn, Andrew (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2012
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 267-284
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