Even people meditating for the first time will register a decrease in beta waves, a sign that the cortex is not processing information as actively as usual. After their first 20-minute session, ...

The consumer-grade EEG headbands currently on the market allow people an opportunity to get a glimpse of how their brains work. Traditionally, EEG systems have been expensive and thus inaccessible to ...

The field of neurotheology strives to understand what goes on in the brains of people undergoing spiritual experiences. I’m perched atop a rigid pillow, its edges itchy against my parched skin, my ...

PHILADELPHIA -- -- PHILADELPHIA -- Elin Danien quietly listens to a meditation tape, eyes closed, as the radioactive tracer is injected into her IV, freezing a picture of the blood flow in her brain.