Dr. Andrew B. Newberg

Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia

How enlightenment changes your brain

In this presentation, Dr. Andrew Newberg, Director of Research at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, details findings from his study on the effects of enlightenment on the brain. Newberg discusses the role enlightenment plays within religion, culture, and throughout time, and introduces the concept of neurotheology. Five core components of enlightenment are considered, and the changes seen in the brain that correlate to these components. Newberg also elucidates how these changes in the brain may result in the feeling of enlightenment. This talk was presented at the SelectScience® Virtual Neuroscience Science Summit 2021.



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Research Director, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia More

Dr. Andrew B. Newberg

Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia

Andrew B. Newberg, M.D. is currently the Research Director at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital in Philadelphia. He is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nuclear Medicine. He has actively pursued a number of neuroimaging research projects which have included the study of aging and dementia, epilepsy, and other neurological and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Newberg has been particularly involved in the study of mystical and religious experiences, a field referred to as “neurotheology”. He has also studied the more general mind/body relationship in both the clinical and research aspects of his career including understanding the physiological correlates of acupuncture therapy, meditation, and other types of alternative therapies. He has published over 250 peer reviewed articles and chapters on brain function, brain imaging, and the study of religious and mystical experiences. He has published 12 books which have been translated into 17 different languages.