Whither Neurotheology?

Evolutionary Neurotheology

My goal is to outline an evolutionary neuropsychological foundation for spiritual and religious experiences. Central to this account are concepts from archetypal psychology, which, on the one hand, explain the structure of common religious experiences, but, on the other, are grounded in ethology and evolutionary biology. From this it follows that certain religious phenomena are objective, in th...

Principles of neurotheology

Whither Magnesium?

Magnesium is a chemical element with the atomic number 12, an atomic weight of 24, and the common oxidation number 12. Magnesium is an alkaline metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, where it constitutes about 2% by mass, and ninth in the Universe. Magnesium is easily built up in supernova stars by the sequential addition of three helium nuclei to carbon. Magnesium ion...

Whither metacognition

We invited several people to make a contribution to the Special Section of LEAID onmetacognition and learning. Our aimwas to publish empirical papers that examine the role of metacognitive abilities and skills in a variety of decision-making and learning environments. Studies reporting creative uses and assessments of metacognitive constructs were particularly encouraged and the focus was suppo...

Whither CME.

Regular readers of P&T understand that we are facing a crisis in continuing medical education (CME). This situation has its roots in multiple areas, including a history of financial abuses, congressional interests in these abuses, and a growing awareness that traditional clinical CME simply does not change clinician behavior. More frequently, we are hearing stories about academic medical center...