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| Religious Thoughts Trigger Reward Systems Like Love, Drugs by Omooba77: 8:55am On Nov 30, 2016 |
Mormons' brains were scanned as they felt spiritual experiences The scans showed that these experiences activated reward systems in the brain Such experiences not only shape our brains, they can benefit our health, experts say (CNN) — Most Americans, about 89%, say they believe in God, and some have felt God's presence while listening to a sermon or sensed time stand still while they were in deep prayer or meditation. Now, a new study shows through functional MRI scans that such religious and spiritual experiences can be rewarding to your brain. They activate the same reward systems between your ears as do feelings of love, being moved by music and even doing drugs, according to the study, which was published in the journal Social Neuroscience on Tuesday. "These are areas of the brain that seem like they should be involved in religious and spiritual experience. But yet, religious neuroscience is such a young field -- and there are very few studies -- and ours was the first study that showed activation of the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain that processes reward," said Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, a neuroradiologist at the University of Utah and lead author of the study. "Billions of people make important decisions in life based on spiritual and religious feelings and experiences. It's one of the most powerful influences on our social behavior," he said. "Yet we know so little about what actually happens in the brain during these experiences. It's just a critical question that needs more study" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/29/health/religious-brain-mormon-mri/
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| Re: Religious Thoughts Trigger Reward Systems Like Love, Drugs by Omooba77: 9:26am On Nov 30, 2016 |
Religion is real just as God is..I have felt manifestation of God in my life through the Holy Spirit at various time. |
| Re: Religious Thoughts Trigger Reward Systems Like Love, Drugs by Omooba77: 10:49am On Nov 30, 2016 |
Ephesians 5:18 confirms this |
| Re: Religious Thoughts Trigger Reward Systems Like Love, Drugs by KingEbukasBlog(m): 10:52am On Nov 30, 2016 |
While atheism has devastating effects on the brain .  https://www.nairaland.com/3493419/researches-reveal-atheism-devastating-effects 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Religious Thoughts Trigger Reward Systems Like Love, Drugs by promisechuks: 12:41pm On Nov 30, 2016 |
KingEbukasBlog: Oh my... atheism is really dead and buried. To be frank. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Religious Thoughts Trigger Reward Systems Like Love, Drugs by GoodMuyis(m): 1:14pm On Nov 30, 2016 |
gbam |
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