An EEG Study on the Effects of Induced Spiritual Experiences on Somatosensory Processing and Sensory Suppression

In the present EEG study a placebo God Helmet was used to induce spiritual experiences in the lab, by boosting the expectations and suggestibility of participants. At a behavioral level it was found that instructions regarding whether the helmet was turned on or off were not effective, but that indi...

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Main Author: Elk, Michiel van 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. [2014]
In: Journal for the cognitive science of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-157
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Somatosensory evoked potentials / Spiritual experience / Competent to act / Self-observation / Absorption (Psychology)
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B sensory suppression
B Religious experiences
B EEG
B sense of agency
B body representation
B somatosensory evoked potentials
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