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Neuroscientific Approaches, and the Principles of ‘Neurotheology’
February 9, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
FreeFrom Miracles to Mindfulness: New Perspectives on Religious Experience presents:
Dr. Andrew Newberg, Professor and Director of Research Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital:
“Neuroscientific Approaches, and the Principles of ‘Neurotheology’”
What does neuroscience tell us about religious experience? What are its implications for our understanding of religious life? Dr. Andrew Newberg, a leading neuroscientist and Director of Research for the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, is a pioneer in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences in particular, a field known as ‘neurotheology.’ Please join us as Dr. Newberg shares some of his research into the connections between brain science and religion.