Mind & Meaning: The Science Behind Belief
Brian C. AlstonA professional newsletter for psychologists exploring the intersection of science and belief systems, including neuroscience, psychology, and spirituality.
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Virtual Reality and Spiritual Experience
Introduction
Virtual reality (VR) is no longer only about gaming and entertainment. It is becoming a tool for education, therapy, training, storytelling, meditation, and immersive emotional experience. That matters for the study of belief...
AI, Faith, and Meaning
Introduction
Artificial intelligence is no longer only a technical tool. It is becoming a meaning-shaping environment. People now ask AI systems questions about work, relationships, grief, morality, Scripture, theology, purpose, and ident...
Free Will, Faith, and the Brain
Introduction
Few questions are more personal than free will: Am I truly choosing, or is my brain choosing before “I” become aware of it? This question matters because moral agency depends on it. Faith traditions often assume that human be...
Mystical Experiences Explained
Introduction
Mystical experiences are among the most powerful and difficult-to-explain moments in human life. People describe them as encounters with God, unity with all things, overwhelming awe, timelessness, sacred presence, deep peace,...
Prayer, Meditation, and the Brain
Introduction
Prayer and meditation are more than private religious habits; they are disciplined practices that shape attention, emotion, memory, bodily awareness, and meaning. Across traditions, people pray, breathe, chant, reflect, worsh...
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I began my academic study of belief from the perspectives of Anthropology, Black studies, Political science, Religion and Sociology while a student at Amherst College.
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