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How God Changes Your Brain : Breakthrough Findings From a Leading Neuroscientist by Andrew Newberg, M.D.; Mark Robert Waldman is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><P>God is great—for your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Based on new evidence culled from brain-scan studies, a wide-reaching survey of people’s religious and spiritual experiences, and the authors’ analyses of adult drawings of God, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg and therapist Mark Robert Waldman offer the following breakthrough discoveries:<br> <br>• Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day may slow down the aging process.<br>• Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God reduces anxiety and depression and increases feelings of security, compassion, and love.<br>• Fundamentalism, in and of itself, can be personally beneficial, but the prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain.<br>• Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous structures and functions in the brain, altering your values and the way you perceive reality.<P>Both a revelatory work of modern science and a practical guide for readers to enhance their physical and emotional health, <b>How God Changes Your Brain</b> is a first-of-a-kind book about fait
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- Author
- Andrew Newberg, M.D.; Mark Robert Waldman
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780345503428
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Psychology, Medical, Body Mind & Spirit
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (548 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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