Cenk Uygur
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Scientists Found Where God Is In The Brain
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November 22, 2015
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November 22, 2015
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6:49Now Playing“Are religious feelings just the result of brain activity? A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience showing that belief in God can be modulated by shutting down a part of the brain seems to suggest that is the case.
The study, led by Dr. Keise Izuma, a psychologist at the University of York, used transcranial magnetic stimulation to disrupt the posterior medial frontal cortex, the part of the brain that deals with problem-solving.
Reasoning that people often turn to ideology to solve problems, Izuma, together with a team from UCLA, explored what effect shutting down the problem-solving part of the brain would have on religious and nationalistic dilemmas.”
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