Brain mechanisms in religion and spirituality: An integrative predictive processing framework

2016/12/29 by Michiel van Elk, André Aleman, André Alemán · 1 citation
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Attribution #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Default mode network #Epistemology #Intentionality #Medicine #Neurocognitive #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Neuroscience #Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs #Philosophy #Prefrontal cortex #Psychology #Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology #Religious experience #Social psychology #Sociology #Spirituality #Vision

paper · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.12.031

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