Top Stories - Posted by Jessalyn Tenhouse-Missouri on Wednesday,
April 18, 2012 12:33 - 2 Comments No single ‘God spot’ in human
brain U. MISSOURI (US) — New research challenges the idea that
the human brain has a “God spot,” a distinct area responsible
for spirituality. Work by University of Missouri researchers
indicates spirituality is a complex phenomenon, and multiple
areas of the brain are responsible for the many aspects of
spiritual experiences. Based on a previously published study
that indicated spiritual transcendence is associated with
decreased right parietal lobe functioning, the team replicated
their findings. In addition, the researchers determined that
other aspects of spiritual functioning are related to increased
activity in the frontal lobe. The findings are reported in the
International Journal of the Psychology of Religion. Straight
from the Source “We have found a neuropsychological basis for
spirituality, but it’s not isolated to one specific area of the
brain,” says Brick Johnstone, p