Mario Beauregard (born 1962)[1] is a Canadian cognitive neuroscientist who is affiliated with the University of Arizona's psychology department.
[2] He is known for arguing that matter is not all that exists, writing that "Along with an increasing number of scientists, I believe vehemently that the materialist framework is not science.
[4] Beauregard received his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Montreal in Canada.
[5] While working at the University of Montreal, Beauregard and his graduate student, Vincent Paquette, conducted a study using fMRI to examine the brains of nuns reliving mystical experiences.
"[9] He has also written multiple books, including The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Case for the Existence of the Soul, which he co-authored with Denyse O'Leary and was published in 2007.