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T. (2003). Ascending visceral regulation of cortical affective information processing. European Journal of Neuroscience, 18, 2103-2109. 6. James, W. (1884). What is an emotion? Mind, 9, 188-205. 7. Berntson, G. G., Norman. G., Hawkley, L., & Cacioppo, J. T. (2008). Spirituality and autonomic

ion—may be seen by the sufferer as a world of inescapable threat! How might these cognitions and perceptions influence physiology and health? As Berntson shows in his chapter, the brain regions involved in emotional and perceptual processes are intimately related to brain regions involved in the re

belief for such investigation, see the essays by W. Clark Gilpin and Tanya Luhrmann in this volume.

he divining. Those arc questions amenable to empirical investigation, and it is at that juncture that we can see benefit from our discussions. As Berntson says, "beliefs color the way we perceive the world, they direct and shape our actions, and define our personalities." Studying and debating about

J. T. (2003). Ascending visceral regulation of cortical affective information processing. European Journal of Neuroscience, 18, 2103-2109. 6. James, W. (1884). What is an emotion? Mind, 9, 188-205. 7. Berntson, G. G., Norman, G., Hawkley, L., & Cacioppo, J. T. (2008). Spirituality and autonomic card

lation—may be seen by the sufferer as a world of inescapable threat.’ How might these cognitions and perceptions influence physiology and health? As Berntson shows in his chapter, the brain regions involved in emotional and perceptual processes are intimately related to brain regions involved in the regula

belief for such investigation, see the essays by W. Clark Gilpin and Tanya Luhrmann in this volume.

theological perspectives) that have the potential to drive us apart can instead be 148 Page shaped to release creative energy and shared purpose. Berntson notes that “beliefs and emotions have consequences, both behavioral and physiological.” The network starts from the premise that one can learn about