Post by pcdunn2005 on Dec 6, 2006 19:44:38 GMT
Some of you may be interested in this:
According to an article published in Psychiatry Research. Neuroimaging, (volume 148, number 1, November 2006), entitled "The Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow During Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study", persons performing glossolalia (also known as "speaking in tongues") display brain activity in areas similar to those used during ordinary singing in English, but do not display a decrease of brain activity in the areas that people involved in mediation display, indicating (perhaps) that there is no "altered state of consciousness".
Glossolalia is the act of singing or speaking in apparently unintelligble words while praying, as described in the New Testament accounts of Pentecost. In America, it is mostly practiced by Christians.
My family was involved in the Catholic Charasmatic movement of the Seventies, and I have sung in glossolalia, starting in my mid-teens. I was, therefore, very interested when a professor asked for a copy of this article on interlibrary loan. I skimmed it enough to give you a summary, but wouldn't presume to understand or explain the findings.
Here is the citation info for anyone wanting to read it (your librarian should be able to find it for you on interlibrary loan with this citation):
Article title: "The Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow During Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study"
Author: Andrew B. Newberg, et. al
Journal title: Psychiatry Reserach. Neuroimaging
Volume: 148
Number: 1
Date: November 2006
Pages: 67 - 71
Journal ISSN: 0925-4927
According to an article published in Psychiatry Research. Neuroimaging, (volume 148, number 1, November 2006), entitled "The Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow During Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study", persons performing glossolalia (also known as "speaking in tongues") display brain activity in areas similar to those used during ordinary singing in English, but do not display a decrease of brain activity in the areas that people involved in mediation display, indicating (perhaps) that there is no "altered state of consciousness".
Glossolalia is the act of singing or speaking in apparently unintelligble words while praying, as described in the New Testament accounts of Pentecost. In America, it is mostly practiced by Christians.
My family was involved in the Catholic Charasmatic movement of the Seventies, and I have sung in glossolalia, starting in my mid-teens. I was, therefore, very interested when a professor asked for a copy of this article on interlibrary loan. I skimmed it enough to give you a summary, but wouldn't presume to understand or explain the findings.
Here is the citation info for anyone wanting to read it (your librarian should be able to find it for you on interlibrary loan with this citation):
Article title: "The Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow During Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study"
Author: Andrew B. Newberg, et. al
Journal title: Psychiatry Reserach. Neuroimaging
Volume: 148
Number: 1
Date: November 2006
Pages: 67 - 71
Journal ISSN: 0925-4927
