Mario Beauregard, PhD, is a neuroscientist currently affiliated with the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a doctorate in neuroscience from the Université de Montréal. He also completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Texas at Houston and the Montreal Neurological Institute (McGill University).
Mr. Beauregard is the author of over 100 publications (articles, essays, and book chapters) in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry. He was the first neuroscientist to use functional neuroimaging to study the voluntary control of emotions. His research on consciousness earned him World Media Net recognition as one of its “One Hundred Pioneers of the 21st Century” (2000). Furthermore, his work on the neurobiology of spiritual experiences has received international media coverage and was the subject of a documentary film (The Mystical Brain, 2007).
Mario Beauregard has appeared on several radio shows in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. His work has also been discussed on television and in several magazines, including Nature, Science, The New Scientist, Scientific American Mind, and The Economist. For this work, he has received various awards, including the Joel F. Lubar Award (International Society for Neuronal Regulation, U.S.) and the Spectrum Award (The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, U.S.).
As an author, Mario Beauregard published his first popular work a few years ago, entitled From the Brain to God. He recently published another popular book, The Powers of Consciousness: How Our Thoughts Influence Reality (Dunod/InterÉditions). In this book, he demonstrates that consciousness constitutes a fundamental element in the universe that cannot be reduced to the brain.
In 2013, Dr. Beauregard was invited to participate in a dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the subject of consciousness (Melbourne, Australia). He also participated in the filming of the film What the BLEEP: Now What!? (the sequel to the hit film What the BLEEP Do We Know!?). He is one of the architects of the new post-materialist paradigm in science. Co-author of the Manifesto for Post-Materialist Science, Dr. Beauregard is also the author of the Theory of Psychoelementarity and one of the founders of the Campaign for Open Science.
Mario Beauregard’s website :drmariobeauregard.com
