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temporal lobe hypothesisof religious experience1 CONSTRUCTTemporal lobe hypothesisPERSINGER · NEUROSCIENCE OF

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Neuroscience of religion

Persinger's proposal that religious and mystical experiences arise from transient electrical activity in the temporal lobes, later contested in replication studies.

In neuroscience of religion, temporal lobe hypothesis of religious experience refers to persinger's proposal that religious and mystical experiences arise from transient electrical activity in the temporal lobes, later contested in replication studies. This meaning comes from Persinger (1983) in Perceptual and Motor Skills.[1]

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  1. Persinger, M. A. (1983). Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 57(3_suppl), 1255-1262. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1983.57.3f.1255

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