title: [NEUROSPIRITUALITY].
abstract: Neurospirituality refers to the fact that the brain is able to produce spiritual experiences. The hypothesis put forward here is that the origin of spiritual experiences lies in the hyperactivity of limbic structures within the depth of the temporal lobe. The characteristics of these phenomena are the common denominator of the mystic experiences, the near to death experiences, the symptoms of the temporal lobe epilepsy and those following the consumption of entheogen drugs. Experiments with electromagnetic stimulation of the temporal lobe support this hypothesis since they also induce spiritual experiences.
authors.forename: Francisco José
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rubia Vila
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D029181:Spirituality