Part 1 - V.S. Ramachandran at Beyond Belief 2006

V.S. Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

In this talk he discusses neurotheology and how it may lead to the discovery of a neural explanation for religious experiences.

This is Part 1 of 2.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Neuroscience
• God
• Neurotheology
• Atheism
• Religion
• Brain
• Science
• Philosophy
• of
• Mind

[OriginalSin42K]

Ramachandran is truely amazing, his insights into neurosicences are fascinating, one of my all time heros!

[harshm2u]

Thanks for posting. I didn't know about him before this day. lol! Glad I opened this video.

[avalanche1115]

As you'd be knowing that right hemisphere is known for imagination,creativity and emotions and sense of humor.So obviously right hemisphere are theists

While the left is known for logic,reasoning,critical thinking and rationale.So atheism

[sempreoderlibera]

Who is the zoomed laughing guy at 06:05?

[Katalyzt]

★★★★★

[Sabohaque]

@kaadai44 left brain is atheist, right brain is theist. he misspoke.

[MATZAMAN76]

Brilliant...

[kaadai44]

At 7.52, the guy seems to be inadvertently misspeaking when he says that the right hemisphere said yes, and the left hemisphere said no, but it can't be if what he is saying is true subsequently: Right hemisphere is an atheist and the left is a theist...

[gorfjorf2112]

I love this guy more and more with every video of his I watch.

[PaXx]

A new found hero