Ecstasy from a Physiological Point of View - Discussion of relationship between drugs, celibacy, fasting and other physical practices and ecstasy. Presented by Kaj Bjorkqvist at Symposium on Religions Ecstasy held at Åbo, Finland, on the 26th-28th of August 1981.
The "God" Part Of The Brain - Website for Matthew Alper's book which suggests that "humans are innately hard-wired to perceive a spiritual reality".
How the Brain Creates God - Broad-ranging overview by Iona Miller, touching on archetypes, NDEs, drugs, trances, TMS, and shamanism.
Meridian Magazine :: Neurotheology - BYU scholars give a brief overview of neurotheology, and ponder the neurological basis of Joseph Smith's revelations.
A Mystical Union - Economist article giving overview of recent research in neurotheology.
Numenware, a blog about neurotheology - Frequently updated weblog about neurotheology. Also covers some general neuroscience, Dogen, language, and Japan topics.
On the Neuropsychology of Religious Experiences - Review of literature on neuropsychology of religious experiences, including temporal lobe model, D'Aquili's model for meditative states, and substance-induced religious experience.
The Physical and Psychological Effects of Meditation - Online portions of a book by the same name, reviewing scientific studies, discussing behavioral effects, and giving subjective reports. Searchable bibliography on meditation research.
Physiology of meditation - Article covering meditation and its relationship to the metabolism, autonomic nervous system, endocrine system, and central nervous system.
The Serotonin System and Spiritual Experiences - American Journal of Psychiatry research showing that "binding potential" (serotonin levels) correlated inversely with scores for self-transcendence.
Zen and the Brain - Summary of "Zen and the Brain", James H. Austin's definitive work tracing the neuroscientific aspects of Zen.
The God Fossil - New Times article on Jesse Bering, who has researched children's belief in the afterlife, and the reaction to his work. (March 25, 2006)
Ghosts in a Machine - Overview article from Times Online, discussing Persinger, Blanke, Newberg. (March 5, 2005)
Guardian Unlimited | Life | Tests of faith - Article discussing evolutionary, anthropological (Boyer), and neuroscientific (Ramachandran, Newberg) aspects of religion. (February 4, 2005)
Body and Mind - Materials accompanying a TV special on body and mind, with a brief overview of older theories and notable neurotheology research. (February 1, 2005)
Study Asks Whether Chemicals and Communion Are One - Article from "Science and Theology News" describing the neuroimaging of praying nuns performed by University of Montreal researcher Mario Beauregard. (October 11, 2004)
Meditation and the Brain - Report on a conference held by MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, bringing together Buddhists and neuroscientists. (February 1, 2004)
Are We Hardwired for God? - The Guardian newspaper's review of Pascal Boyer's book "Religion Explained". (February 7, 2002)
Tracing the Synapses of Our Spirituality - Washington Post article by Shankar Vedantam on researchers examining the relationship between brain and religion. (June 17, 2001)
Neurotheology & Shamanism - Dr. Michael Winkelman, Anthropology Professor at Arizona State and author of "Shamanism: The Neural Economy of Consciousness", discusses the neurological basis of shamanism, mankind's oldest spiritual practice. (June 5, 2001)
This Is Your Brain on God - Wired Magazine interview of Michael Persinger, leading figure in the reductionist school of neurotheology. (November 1, 1999)