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Breakthrough Findings From A Leading Neuroscientist
Ballantine Books
April 2009
On Sale: March 24, 2009
368 pages
ISBN: 0345503414
EAN: 9780345503411
Hardcover
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Self-Help
God is great–for your mental, physical, and spiritual
health. That’s the finding of this startling, authoritative,
and controversial book by the bestselling authors of Born to
Believe. 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, neuroscientist
Andrew Newberg, therapist Mark Robert Waldman, and their
research team have 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. Written in an accessible style–with illustrations
highlighting how spiritual experiences affect the mind–How
God Changes Your Brain offers the following breakthrough
discoveries: • Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress
and anxiety, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day
may slow down the aging process. • Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God
reduces anxiety, depression, and stress and increases
feelings of security, compassion, and love. • Fundamentalism, in and of itself, is benign and can be
personally beneficial, but the anger and prejudice generated
by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain. • Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous
structures and functions in the brain–altering your values
and the way you perceive reality. How God Changes Your Brain 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. They explain why yawning heightens consciousness
and relaxation, and they teach “Compassionate
Communication,” a new mediation technique that builds
intimacy with family and friends in less than fifteen
minutes of practice. Unique in its conclusions and
innovative in its methods, How God Changes Your Brain is a
first-of-a-kind book about faith that is as credible as it
is inspiring.
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