Lord Yama, King of the Underworld. His scales read 'virtue' and 'sin'.

Eleven Near-Death Experiences from Thailand

ELEVEN THAI NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES Todd Murphy E-mail brainsci@jps.net See our Home Page This material is an adjunct to this publication: Murphy, Todd “Near-Death Experiences in Thailand”  Journal of Near-Death Studies March 2001 19(3) These Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), gathered in Thailand, were taken from accounts published in popular Thai literature, except for the first four cases […]

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Mysticism meets science in the brain.

Todd Murphy’s Curriculum Vitae

Todd Murphy  Curriculum Vitae Laurentian University Behavioral Neurosciences Program (Associate Researcher) Murphy, Todd “Recreating Near-Death Experiences: A Cognitive Approach” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 1998, Volume 17, Number 4, Pages 261-265 Murphy, Todd “Near-Death Experiences in Thailand” Journal of Near-Death Studies, 2000, Volume 19, Number 3, Pages 161-178 Murphy T, Persinger MA. “Complex partial epileptic-like experiences […]

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How Consciousness works – An hypothesis

The Production of Consciousness out of States of Consciousness Neuromagnetic Signals as the Physical Basis for States of Consciousness. Murphy, Todd. “The production of consciousness out of states of consciousness.” Activitas Nervosa Superior 51.3 (2009): 120-123. Todd Murphy E-mail:  brainsci@jps.net Contact us through our online form. Visit our Home Page In what could turn out to […]

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Mysticism meets science in the brain.

Scientific Methods in the meeting of science and religion.

Scientific Methods in the meeting of science and religion. A dialog. Todd Murphy Visit our home page Pundit: All “paranormal” events are just the result of people giving too much weight to their subjective experience instead of discounting it in favor of more objective measures. Murphy: This may be so, but the tendency to give […]

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Dr. Michael Persinger

Persinger Endorses the (Shiva) God Helmet

Endorsement for Shiva God Helmet and The Shakti System from Dr. M.A. Persinger. Dr. M.A. Persinger is the inventor of the laboratory God Helmet, built by Stan Koren. Searchable archive of his over 500 publications. Click the images below to view close-up. View Larger Image (2015) View Larger Image (2003) View Larger Image (1998)

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Mysticism meets science in the brain.

The Origins of Spirituality and Death Anxiety in Humans.

The Origins of Spirituality and Death Anxiety in Human Evolution. Todd Murphy Visit Our Home Page brainsci@jps.net Mommy, mommy, I feel sick. Run for the doctor, quick, quick, quick. Doctor, doctor, will I die? Yes my dear, and so shall I. (Whitley Strieber) Human spirituality had an origin in our history. It began soon after […]

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Deja vu

Déjà Vu: Spiritual Meaning and Scientific Explanation

Déjà Vu: Here and Now, There and Then. The experience of Déjà Vu in scientific and spiritual terms. Todd Murphy Visit Our Home Page. Déjà vu has meaning, both in science and in our spiritual lives. Déjà Vu refers to those odd and usually rare moments when the present feels like the past. It’s a […]

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Mysticism meets science in the brain.

Spirituality, the Geomagnetic Field, and the Sacred Lands of Harbin Hot Springs.

Spirituality, the Geomagnetic Field, and the Sacred Lands of Harbin Hot Springs. Todd Murphy E-mail: brainsci@jps.net Educated Guesswork on the Meeting of Consciousness and the Earth at Harbin Hot Springs: A Northern California Spiritual Retreat Center, long believed to be sacred, both by Native Americans and those who live there today. There are some places […]

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The Buddha's Brain changed the night he became enlightened.

Enlightenment and the Brain

Enlightenment as a Neural process; a forensic look at the Buddha’s transformation. “Forgetting About Enlightenment” Todd Murphy E-mail | HOME NOTE: The author suggests his more recent book on this subject as a better presentation of this idea.  There is also a youtube lecture. Enlightenment is a rare experience, and so are visions of God. The […]

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