ACADEMIC BOOKS
Yaden, D. B., Zhao, Y., Peng, K., & Newberg, A. B. (2020). Rituals and Practices in World Religions. Springer.
This book catalogs rituals and practices in world religions for future scientific research and to improve clinical understanding. One of the main aims was to expand the contemporary scientific and scholarly discourse beyond Mindfulness and Yoga.
An interview about this book for the University of Pennsylvania News: Link
This book provides a scientific perspective on a topic that is usually relegated to discussions in religious contexts. Psychologists, neuroscientists, and scholars provide interdisciplinary perspectives on feeling ‘called’ to a particular life path or vocation.
Notable Contributors: Martin Seligman, Amy Wrzesniewski, Cosimo Urgesi
An article about this book for The Wall Street Journal: Link
ACADEMIC ARTICLES
Cultural Differences in Tweeting about Drinking Across the US
Interpersonal Awe: Exploring the Social Domain of Awe Elicitors
Effect of a one-week spiritual retreat on dopamine and serotonin transporter binding: A preliminary study
The noetic quality: A multi-method exploratory study
The potential of virtual reality for the investigation of awe
Neuroscience fiction as Eidola: Social reflection and neuroethical obligations in depictions of neuroscience in film
Of roots and fruits: A comparison of psychedelic and nonpsychedelic mystical experiences
Women are warmer but no less assertive than men: Gender and language on Facebook
The overview effect: Awe and self-transcendent experience in spaceflight
The language of ineffability: Linguistic analysis of mystical experiences
A case series study of the neurophysiological effects of altered states of mind during intense Islamic prayer
ACADEMIC CHAPTERS
Awe: A Self-Transcendent and Sometimes Transformative Emotion
The Neurobiology of Meditation and Stress Reduction
The Interaction of Religion and Health
Neuroscience and religion: Surveying the field
Secularism and the science of well-being
Road to Damascus moments: Calling experiences as prospective epiphanies
Yaden, D. B., & Newberg, A. B. (2015). Road to Damascus moments: Calling experiences as prospective epiphanies. In Yaden, D. B., McCall, T., & Ellens, J. H. (Eds.). Being Called: Secular, Scientific, and Sacred Perspectives. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Psychoactive stimulation and psychoactive substances: Ethical and conceptual considerations
Yaden, D. B., Anderson, D. A., Mattar, M., & Newberg, A. B. (2015). Psychoactive stimulation and psychoactive substances: Ethical and conceptual considerations. In J. H. Ellens & T. J. Roberts (Eds.) Psychedelic Policy Quagmire: Health, Law, Freedom, and Society. Westport, CT: Praeger.
A new means for perennial ends: Self-transcendent experiences & direct neural stimulation
Yaden, D. B., & Newberg, A. B. (2014). A new means for perennial ends: Self-transcendent experiences & direct neural stimulation. In J. H. Ellens (Ed.), Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances. Westport, CT: Praeger.
OTHER BOOK CHAPTERS
Constantinou, T., O’brien, P., & Yaden, D. B. (Eds.) (2013). Genesis. Reykjavik, Iceland: Paradigm Publishing.
Notable contributor: Noam Chomsky
POPULAR PRESS ARTICLES
Yaden, D. B. (2015). The future of spirituality. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bryce-yaden/the-future-of-spirituality_b_7235490.html, Huffington Post.
Yaden, D. B. (2014). Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Technology: A New Dawn In Neuroscience. http://www.bioinnovationethics.com/brain-stimulation.html , The Academy of Medical Ethics and Bio-Innovation.
Yaden, D. B. (2014). In ‘E Pluribus Unum’ We Trust: Congressional Concerns, Positive Psych, & Our Nation’s Motto [ http://appliedsentience.com/2014/02/21/in-e-pluribus-unum-we-trust-a-positive-psychologists-take-our-national-anthem/#more-1282 ], Applied Sentience.
Yaden, D. B. (2014). “Our Modern Mysticism”. In Constantinou, T., O’brien, P. & Yaden, D. B. (Eds.). Genesis. Reykjavik, Iceland: Paradigm Publishing.
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