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🌌"The study of neurotheology allows us to explore the biological basis of spiritual experiences, revealing how the brain processes and interprets our encounters with the Divine."
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🌌Functional neuroimaging techniques like fMRI and PET scans shed light on the neural correlates of religious and mystical experiences, offering a fascinating perspective on the interplay between the human brain and spirituality.
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📚Julian Jaynes' theory of the bicameral mind, though controversial, has had a lasting impact on the study of consciousness and spirituality.
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🤯The shutdown of the left hemisphere of the brain led to Jill Bolter Taylor's spiritual and mystical experience after suffering a stroke.
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🌌The TPN can be active subconsciously, with 95% of its processing power being subconscious, leading to sudden insights and solutions to problems.
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🧠Near-death experiences challenge our understanding of Consciousness and the very nature of human existence.
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🧠The dmn's reduction in activity during ndes may allow for Altered States Of Consciousness where individuals often perceive themselves as separate from their physical bodies or experience so-called transcendental or mystical States.
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🧠The possibility that Consciousness may exist independently or outside of the physical brain challenges traditional views of the nature of consciousness.