Nonlocality and exceptional experiences: A study of genius, religious epiphany, and the psychic

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-236

  Schwartz, Stephan A ^a  

^a SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

consciousness; meditation; Nonlocality; psychophysical self regulation; quantum biology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BIOLOGY; CONSCIOUSNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTROSPECTION; INTUITION; MEDICINE; MEDITATION; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANTHROPOLOGY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTUITION; MALE; MEDICINE; MEDITATION; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SCIENCE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 78049502254     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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