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001 2009000643
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020 $a9780345503411 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0345503414 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)233939411
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050 00 $aQP430$b.N49 2009
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100 1 $aNewberg, Andrew B.,$d1966-
245 10 $aHow God changes your brain :$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.