Exploring Brain and Spiritual Connections
Researching brain activity linked to spirituality and well-being.
Exploring Brain and Spiritual Connections
Researching brain activity linked to spirituality and well-being.
About The Neurospirituality Lab
Our Vision
The Neurospirituality Lab is dedicated to pioneering the intersection of neuroscience and spiritual experience, advancing human understanding of consciousness, well-being, and transcendence through rigorous scientific inquiry and innovative research.
Exploring the connections between brain and spirituality
Welcome to The Neurospirituality Lab
We conduct groundbreaking, world-class research in The Neurospirituality Lab on the neuroscience of spiritual behavior and experience. Our goal is to generate medical innovation by understanding the relationships between human brain circuits and spirituality.
Personnel
Lab Director
Lab Director
Dr. Michael Ferguson, PhD, is the Director and Principal Investigator for the Neurospirituality Lab.
Lab Manager
Lab Director
Morgan Healey, BSc, is the Lab Manager for the Neurospirituality Lab.
Senior Staff
Yaser Sánchez Gama, MD, is a medical doctor trained in Mexico, and a senior lab researcher.
Senior Staff
Senior Collaborator
Mengyuan Jessy Ding, MD, is a neurologist trained in China, and a senior lab researcher.
Senior Collaborator
Senior Collaborator
Senior Collaborator
Dr. Isaiah Kletenik, MD, is a cognitive neurologist dually specialized in medicine and religion.
Research Assistant
Senior Collaborator
Senior Collaborator
Chase Bourbon is an undergraduate research assistant at Harvard College.
Research Assistant
Tiyana Mattox is an undergraduate research assistant at Harvard College.
Research Assistant
Anton Schonweis is an undergraduate research assistant at Harvard College.
Advising Collaborator
Advising Collaborator
Rev. Dr. Marian Edmonds-Allen is an expert in pastoral care, chaplaincy, and community outreach.