Biographical profile of Dr. Mario Beauregard, PhD
Neuroscientist, author, and pioneer of post-materialist science

Dr. Mario Beauregard, PhD, is a Canadian neuroscientist and author, originally from Quebec, internationally recognized for his work exploring the interplay between the brain, consciousness, spiritual experience, and the nature of reality. Trained at the University of Montreal, he also conducted research at the University of Texas (in Houston) and at the University of Arizona (in Tucson). Throughout his career, he has sought to move beyond the limits of conventional science to better understand the full spectrum of human experience, including expanded and transformative states of consciousness.

His early scientific research focused on the neural mechanisms underlying emotion regulation. This line of inquiry gradually led him into a more adventurous field: the neurobiology of mystical and transcendent states. One of his most noted contributions is a neuroimaging study conducted with Carmelite nuns experiencing a mystical union with God. It represents one of the first rigorous neuroscientific investigations into the brain signatures of profound spiritual experience.

Recognized as one of the “One Hundred Pioneers of the 21st Century” by World Media Net and USA Book News, Dr. Beauregard has also received several scientific distinctions throughout his career. His expertise has earned him invitations to major international venues, including an address at the United Nations in New York in 2007 and a public dialogue with the Dalai Lama in Melbourne, Australia, in 2013 on the emergence of a new science of consciousness.

Considered a leading figure in the movement for post-materialist science, he is a co-author of the Manifesto for a Post-Materialist Science, a document that has brought together an international community of researchers and thinkers committed to a more open and integrative scientific worldview. This perspective views consciousness not as a mere byproduct of the brain but as a fundamental dimension of reality.

Dr. Beauregard is the author of several influential books, including The Spiritual Brain, Brain Wars, and Expanding Reality. His work on expanded states of consciousness and transcendent experiences has been widely featured in scientific journals, international media such as Time, Newsweek, and The Huffington Post, as well as in numerous documentaries and conferences around the world.

Through his research, writing, and public engagements, he invites audiences to revisit some of the oldest and most fundamental questions of human existence: What is consciousness? What is the nature of reality? How far does the potential of the human mind truly extend?

He is also the creator of the psychospiritual approach known as Holosynthesis©, designed to help individuals realize the Great Self by integrating and harmonizing the various dimensions of human experience. This approach, like his scientific work, reflects a unified and deeply humanistic vision of the evolution of consciousness.

In 2025, Dr. Beauregard founded the Institute Mario Beauregard (IMB) in Switzerland. The mission of the IMB is to support the emergence of an expanded consciousness by offering tools that enhance well-being, optimize mental capacities, and open access to deeper layers of the self.

His forthcoming book, Awakening the Human Robot: Dismantling the Empire of Fear, Belief, and Control, is a powerful, rebellious, and truly revolutionary work. Bringing together themes he has explored for decades; it offers a penetrating critique of the psychological, social, and cultural forces that shape human perception. The book also provides a clear path toward reclaiming mastery of one’s mind and rediscovering genuine inner freedom.