The Soul in the Brain: The Cerebral Basis of
In this provocative study,Michael R. Trimble,M.D.,tackles the interrelationship between brain function,language,artespecially music and poetryand religion. By examining the breakdown of language in several neuropsychiatric disorders,he identifies brain circuits that are involved with metaphor,poetry,music,and religious experiences. Drawing on this body of evidence,Trimble argues that religious experiences and beliefs are explicable biologically and relate to brain function,especially of the