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020 _a9780345503411 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aQP 430
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100 1 _aNewberg, Andrew B.,
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245 1 0 _aHow God changes your brain :
_bbreakthrough findings from a leading neuroscientist /
_cAndrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bBallantine Books,
_cc2009.
300 _axii, 348 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-333) and index.
520 _aGod 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.
650 0 _aSpirituality.
650 0 _aNeuropsychology.
650 0 _aNeurosciences
_xReligious aspects.
700 1 _aWaldman, Mark Robert.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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