Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality Volume 1 Series Editors Harald Walach, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Stefan Schmidt, University Medical Center, Freiburg and European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Editorial Board Jonathan Schooler, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Mario Beauregard, University of Montreal, Canada Robert Forman, Jerusalem Institute of Advanced Studies, Israel B. Alan Wallace, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, CA, USA For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/10195 Harald Walach • Stefan Schmidt Wayne B. Jonas Editors Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality Editors Harald Walach Stefan Schmidt Institute for Transcultural Health Science Department of Environmental European Universtiy Viadrina Health Sciences Frankfurt (Oder), Grosse Scharrnstr. 59 University Medical Center Freiburg 15230 Frankfurt (Oder) Breisacherstr. 115b Germany 79106 Freiburg
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