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BBC - Science & Nature - Horizon - God on the Brain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/godonbrain.shtml
Is a part of our brains hardwired to generate religious feelings? Program summary for a BBC neurotheology special.
Are We Hardwired for God?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/feb/07/londonreviewofbooks
The Guardian newspaper's review of Pascal Boyer's book "Religion Explained".
A Mystical Union
http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2478148
Economist article giving overview of recent research in neurotheology.
"Neurotheology": A semantic trap set by pseudo-science for the unwary scientist
http://www.cns.res.in/neurotheology.html
Article claiming there is no scientific rationale for the nouveau term "Neurotheology", and that researchers working on topics relating to religion should stick to the conventional Behavioural and Social Neurosciences categories.