“Seat of the soul”? The structure and function of the pineal gland in women with alleged spirit possession—Results of two experimental studies

“Seat of the soul”? The structure and function of the pineal gland in women with alleged spirit possession—Results of two experimental studies

Abstract Background Cultural traditions attribute to pineal gland an important role for spiritual experiences. Mediumship and spirit possession are cultural phenomena found worldwide which have been described as having dissociative and psychotic‐like characteristics, but with nonpathological aspects...

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Main Authors: Marco Aurélio Vinhosa Bastos Jr., Paulo Roberto Haidamus de Oliveira Bastos, Loyná Euá Flores ePaez, Edna Oliveira deSouza, Danielle Bogo, Renata Trentin Perdomo, Renata Boschi Portella, Jorge Guilherme Okanobo Ozaki, Décio Iandoli Jr., Giancarlo Lucchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Brain and Behavior
Subjects:
6‐sulfatoxymelatonin
dissociation
mediumship
pineal gland
pituitary gland
stress reactivity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1693

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https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.1693

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