... mystical experiences is present in all cultures worldwide and throughout time. Because human beings possess limbic systems and brains that evolved, develops, and is organized in a similar manner, they have inborn tendencies to create, dream of, and respond with mystical awe to specific images and symbols. The evolution of the limbic system and temporal lobe made it possible for humans to experience and attribute spiritual significance ... dense neuronal fields along the neocortical surface of the inferior temporal lobe and within the amygdala. As these same neurons are multimodally resp...

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