The brain and near-death experiences
The brains of people who have a brush with death change significantly--especially in regard to the area that governs creativity.A new study identifies increased activity in the "God module" in the temporal lobe--that part of the brain that connects with the transcendent.
Interestingly, the increased activity occurs in the center of visual and spatial creativity rather than in both hemispheres of the brain.
The study lead one researcher to suggest that "our concepts of the role of the brain in mental life, and particularly in what appear to be transformative spiritual experiences, is far too limited."
.: Posted by Duane Bidwell on Thursday, June 10, 2004
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