Martha Nari Havenith

Religious and spiritual experiences from a neuroscientific and complex systems perspective.

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews October 1, 2025 Peter Jedlicka, Martha Nari Havenith 3 citations

The emergence of spiritual and religious practices can be seen as a major cognitive transition in the evolution of biological organisms. Spiritual and religious experiences are closely linked to evolved complex brain structures, as well as their dynamics and plasticity. In this review, we will focus on the neural mechanisms that make such experiences possible. We will also address the...