Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71 , 22 November 2006

The measurement of regional cerebral blood flow during glossolalia: A preliminary SPECT study

  • Andrew B. Newberg

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    • Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 215 662 3014; fax: +1 215 349 5843.
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  • Nancy A. Wintering

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    • Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • ,
  • Donna Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 110 Donner Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
  • ,
  • Mark R. Waldman

      Affiliations

    • Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Received 9 May 2006 ,Revised 20 July 2006 ,Accepted 25 July 2006.

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PII: S0925-4927(06)00121-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.07.001

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71 , 22 November 2006