The Transcendent Brain

Mystical experiences are altered states of consciousness in which the usualsense of the self dissolves. Research by neuroscientists has begun to clarifywhat happens in the human brain during mystical experiences. Does thisresearch show that mystical experiences are all in the brain and that they arenot sources of knowledge about a transcendent reality? Might mysticalexperiences be valuable in other ways even if they do not give us insight intoa transcendent reality? This book is addressed to reseacrhers in thephilosophy and psychology of religion.