TY  - BOOK
AU  - Newberg,Andrew B.
AU  - Waldman,Mark Robert
TI  - How God changes your brain: breakthrough findings from a leading neuroscientist 
SN  - 9780345503428
AV  - QP 430 N534h 2010
U1  - 612.8 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Ballantine Books
KW  - Spirituality
KW  - Neuropsychology
KW  - Neurosciences
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Neurofisiología
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-333) and index
N2  - God is great--for your mental, physical, and spiritual health. That's the finding of this startling, authoritative, and controversial book. Based on new evidence culled from their brain-scan studies on memory patients and meditators, their Web-based survey of people's religious and spiritual experiences, and their analyses of adult drawings of God, this research team has concluded that active and positive spiritual belief changes the human brain for the better. What's more, actual faith isn't always necessary: atheists who meditate on positive imagery can obtain similar neurological benefits. This is both a revelatory work of modern science and a practical guide for readers to enhance their physical and emotional health and to avoid mental decline. Newberg and Waldman explain the eight best ways to "exercise" your brain and guide readers through specific routines derived from a wide variety of Eastern and Western spiritual practices that improve personal awareness and empathy.--From publisher description
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0906/2009000643.html
ER  -