About the Book:In this study, the scientific principles of learning and brain functions are applied to the God Experience. The author skillfully blends modern neurophysiology with critical behavioral psychology to offer an objective explanation for why people believe in God. This provocative and scholarly work will interest psychologists, neuroscientists, clergy, and anyone studying mystical experience.Table of Contents: PrefaceIntroduction: The Importance of Predicting the God ExperienceThe Temporal Lobe: The Biological Basis of the God ExperiencePredicting Brain Factors in the God ExperienceEgo-centrism: The Power Behind the ProofMemory Changes and the Maintenance of ContradictionsThe Expectation of God: Conditioning and Sources of the DetailsWord Games: The Semantics of Anxiety and Anxiety ReductionTechniques for Integrating Religious Behaviors: From Rituals to RevelationThe Religious PersonalityThe Good, The Bad, and The UncertainIndex