Materialism and Dualism: What is the Relationship Between Mind and Matter?
Are the mind and the body separate or is the mind simply what the brain does? This is the crux of the materialism-dualism issue. I argue that the answer is one of monism, but not as described by materialism.
Being Altruistic With and Without God: A UBC Psychology Study
Does a belief in God make you a more altruistic person? Can one be altruistic in the absence of such a belief? A recent study profiled in the New York Times by UBC Psychologist Ara Norenzayan and graduate student Azim F. Shariff suggests that belief in God can make one act more altruistically, but won’t … Read more
Meditation can change brain function: U of T Psychology and Psychiatry
A study on the effects of meditation on brain function at the University of Toronto by Cognitive Psychologist Dr. Adam Anderson, PhD candidate Norman Farm, and Psychiatrist and internationally reknowned leader in research on mindfulness meditation, Dr. Zindel Segal, has found that training in meditation can produce changes in brain function in nonclinical populations.
