Vegan Joe Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Athiests happy to discover that the religious suffer from brain damage. Selective Brain Damage Modulates Human Spirituality, Research Reveals http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100210124757.htm ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2010) — New research provides fascinating insight into brain changes that might underlie alterations in spiritual and religious attitudes. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 11 issue of the journal Neuron, explores the neural basis of spirituality by studying patients before and after surgery to remove a brain tumor.Although it is well established that all behaviors and experiences, spiritual or otherwise, must originate in the brain, true empirical exploration of the neural underpinnings of spirituality has been challenging. However, recent advances in neuroscience have started to make the complex mental processes associated with religion and spirituality more accessible. "Neuroimaging studies have linked activity within a large network in the brain that connects the frontal, parietal, and temporal cortexes with spiritual experiences, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I sent that to my husband - he'll appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro The Vegan Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Ok.. I dunno what's wrong with me today. I don't get it? So basically this article says that those who are religious and spiritual technically have some sort of brain damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro The Vegan Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I'm just a lazy bastard... that's all. Ok I fully read it! haha I get it. I LOVE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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