Herbert Benson
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Herbert Benson (born 1935) is an American cardiologist and founder of the Mind/Body Medical Institute near Boston, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Wesleyan University and Harvard School of Medicine.
His claims about the healing power of prayer were disputed in a larger 2006 study.
[edit] References
- The prayer war - Herbert Benson's research on health benefits of prayer. Psychology Today, Oct, 1989 by Stephen Kiesling, T. George Harris
- Carey, Benedict (March 31, 2006). Long-Awaited Medical Study Questions the Power of Prayer. New York Times