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Andrew Newberg || Your Brain on Enlightenment
Andrew Newberg || Your Brain on Enlightenment
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Andrew Newberg is widely regarded as a leading authority in the neuroscientific study of religious, spiritual and mystical experiences. For this episode of The Psychology Podcast, we engage in philosophically scientific meditations on the sublime and the sacred. Topics include: The 5 major components of an enlightenment experience, what occurs in the brain during a transcendent mental state, the role of psychedelics in connecting with reality, some perplexing findings about “higher consciousness” and it’s correlates in the brain, how to increase your chances of reaching enlightenment… and much more! This is a fun and interesting conversation about some of humanity’s most mysterious and enigmatic subjective experiences. Enjoy the show!
Released:
Feb 28, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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