Neural Basis of Religious Cognition

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Av Jordan Grafman, Patrick McNamara, Patrick Mcnamara

909 kr

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The Neural Basis of Religious Cognition brings together leading researchers from psychology, neuroscience, and theology to identify the neural circuits underlying various aspects of religious behavior and cognition. The book presents cutting-edge research in the cognitive neuroscience of religion, demonstrating how brain research techniques can illuminate the puzzles and complexities of religious experience.The work argues that understanding the neural foundations of religious cognition holds both historical significance and contemporary relevance for human understanding, potentially revealing insights into uniquely human aspects of social brain functioning. Through in-depth explorations of diverse topics including prayer, psychedelic experiences, and the impact of neurodegenerative disorders on religious cognition, the book provides comprehensive coverage of this emerging interdisciplinary field. The research presented offers valuable knowledge about how the brain processes religious thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, contributing to broader understanding of human consciousness and spirituality.The book provides in-depth explorations of various topics within cognitive neuroscience of religion, including prayer, psychedelics and the impact of neurodegenerative disorders, making it a must-read for all researchers of the psychology of religion.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-28
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor230
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780367744984

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Jordan Grafman directs Brain Injury Research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, Illinois and is Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, USA. Co-PI Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Cognition (CNRC) ProjectPatrick McNamara is Professor of Psychology at National University and Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University, USA. Co-PI Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Cognition (CNRC) Projectcognitiveneuroscienceofreligion.org

Preface 1. Emotional Intelligence and the Emotional Connection to God: Insights from Traumatic Brain Injury Research 2. Religion and Spirituality in Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Evaluation 3. Selflessness as the Neuropsychological Foundation of Spiritual Transcendence 4. The bodily instantiation of spiritual feelings: self-transcendence and the predictive processing of body signals 5. Redemptive Turning Points, Spiritual Experience, and Decentering: Spiritual experiences and narrative identity construction in spiritual life history interviews 6. The God receptor: naturalistic, psychotic and entheogenic neurocognition in the origins and phenomenology of spiritual and religious thought 7. Religious cognition in dreams: Attributing agency and meaning to(lucid) dreaming 8. REM sleep contributes to the neural basis of religious and spiritual experiences 9. Embodied Representation of the Divine Index