Here’s a really interesting study of neural activity in Carmelite sisters. Very intereesting, even if it doesn’t prove much.
Telegraph | News | Nuns prove God is not figment of the mind
In other words, mystical experiences are mediated by several brain regions and systems normally implicated in functions such as self-consciousness, emotion and body representation.
In the past, some researchers went as far as to suggest the possibility of a specific brain region designed for communication with God. This latest research discredits such theories.
See also the sidebar, with a brief listing of other sciencific studies using women religious.
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