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Mario Beauregard

By EditorPosted on Feb 13, 2013

Mario Beauregard, University of Montreal neuroscientist, has studied when religious feelings are experienced by using sophisticated brain scans to see inside the brains of Carmelite nuns as they recall a spiritual experience.

Email address Mario.beauregard@umontreal.ca
CategoriesBeliefs & practices, Science & health
LocationsCanada
FaithsCatholicism, Christianity
LanguagesEnglish
Tags: psychology

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