Patrick McNamara, PhD

About Patrick McNamara

Trained in neurolinguistics and brain-cognitive correlation techniques, he developed an evolutionary approach to problems of brain and behavior. He has published extensively in this area, as well as pioneered the investigation of the role of the frontal lobes in mediation of religious experience. He serves as Series Editor for the Praeger series of books on the evolutionary and biological roots of religion, Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion and is the author of Nightmares: The Science and Solution of Those Frightening Visions during Sleep (Brain, Behavior, and Evolution). Interests: The evolution of the frontal lobes, the evolution of the two mammalian sleep states (REM and NREM) and the evolution of religion in human cultures.