About Us
- Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.
  Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.
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- At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.
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- Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.
  Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.
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  With more than 51,000 Scranton graduates out there, connecting with fellow alumni couldn't be easier, and we're here to help!
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Contact Us:

Dr. Cyrus P. Olsen III
Theology/Religious Studies
414 Loyola Science Center
800 Linden St
Scranton, PA 18510
The University of Scranton
Phone: 570.941.7729
cyrus.olsen@scranton.edu

Religion, Bodies, and the Brain

Interdisciplinary Learning at Scranton

Welcome to the homepage for the interdisciplinary course Religion, Bodies, and the Brain taught at The University of Scranton.

Do Brain Implants Change Your Identity? (Annals of Medicine, The New Yorker, April 19, 2021)

Watch a monkey equipped with Elon Musk’s Neuralink device play Pong with its brain

Student Work for Fall 2021

Depression in High Level Athletes

The Mysterious Case of Patient H.M.

Joan of Arc: God's Messenger of in Epilepsy's Grasp

Dreams, Visions, Hallucinations

Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia

Cotard's Syndrome

Social Anxiety Disorder

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Munchausen by Proxy: Theology and Intervention

Brain Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, and Disability

Synesthesia and Religion

Analyzing Amnesia through the Lens of H.M.

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and American Football: The Dark Truth Behind the Gridiron's Bright Lights

Children During Lockdown

Running in Relation to Anxiety

The Bystander Effect

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