Links to Spirituality Found in the Brain

[kwame k]

Scientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality. The findings hint at the roots of spiritual and religious attitudes, the researchers say.

The study, published in the Feb. 11 issue of the journal Neuron, involves a personality trait called self-transcendence, which is a somewhat vague measure of spiritual feeling, thinking, and behaviors. Self-transcendence "reflects a decreased sense of self and an ability to identify one's self as an integral part of the universe as a whole," the researchers explain.

Before and after surgery, the scientists surveyed patients who had brain tumors removed. The surveys generate self-transcendence scores.

Selective damage to the left and right posterior parietal regions of the brain induced a specific increase in self-transcendence, or ST, the surveys showed.

"Our symptom-lesion mapping study is the first demonstration of a causative link between brain functioning and ST," said Dr. Cosimo Urgesi from the University of Udine in Italy. "Damage to posterior parietal areas induced unusually fast changes of a stable personality dimension related to transcendental self-referential awareness. Thus, dysfunctional parietal neural activity may underpin altered spiritual and religious attitudes and behaviors."
Previous neuroimaging studies had linked activity within a large network in the brain that connects the frontal, parietal, and temporal cortexes with spiritual experiences, "but information on the causative link between such a network and spirituality is lacking," explains lead study author, Urgesi said.

One study, reported in 2008, suggested that the brain's right parietal lobe defines "Me," and people with less active Me-Definers are more likely to lead spiritual lives.

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[kwame k]

Scientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality.

So to get closer to God, we have to have brain damage :baaa:

[Coyote]

Suddenly, all those Born Again Christians seem different...

[Anonymous]

Suddenly, all those Born Again Christians seem different...

Not really... it does confirm what goes through your own mind when you listen to them speak, though.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Va Beach VH Fan]

And we wonder why the world is so fucked up....

[Coyote]

Not really... it does confirm what goes through your own mind when you listen to them speak, though.

Cheers! :bottle:

Something about 10-pound mallets (and the possible jailtime afterwards) or duct tape...

[kwame k]

I hear Charlie Brown's teacher's voice........

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[Anonymous]

Something about 10-pound mallets (and the possible jailtime afterwards) or duct tape...

Well... I meant thinking "wot a retard!", but yours is good too.

Some say a little extreme, but not more so than the stupidity of those people...

Cheers! :bottle:

[thome]

HOLY DAIN BRAMMAGE EPIPANY BATMAN!!

If this is true, I must be Jesus!

[kwame k]

Although it was a study about spirituality and I don't lump religion in with a spiritual awareness but you do get the feeling you have to be incredibly naive or gullible to believe in organized religion.

On a side track here.... autistic people who never play an instrument, pick it up and are virtuosos, is fascinating....almost like what they say about losing a sense...your other senses pick up the slack......except Ace's Rain Man like affinity for dates and times ;) that's just plain annoying.

[kwame k]

HOLY DAIN BRAMMAGE EPIPANY BATMAN!!

If this is true, I must be Jesus!

No argument here.......

[Coyote]

Well... I meant thinking "wot a retard!", but yours is good too.

That's the first few minutes... The sledgehammer bit pops in 30 seconds later...

[ace diamond]

So to get closer to God, we have to have brain damage :baaa:
:lmao:
but i am so very anti-religion..........guess i'm the exception to that rule.
:lol:

[ace diamond]

Suddenly, all those Born Again Christians seem different...
i just love it when science vindicates me.
:lmao:
well, it just confirms my standpoint that christians are fucking retarded.
only a complete retard could believe in that nonsense anyway, regardless of the fact that science and history have proven most of it to be utter bullshit.
but hey, they don't let something like the truth get in their way.....:rolleyes:
:gulp:

[MAX]

but i am so very anti-religion..........guess i'm the exception to that rule.

I thought you worshipped Satan?

[ace diamond]

Not really... it does confirm what goes through your own mind when you listen to them speak, though.

Cheers! :bottle:

the sudden urge to vomit, laugh, and cry all at the same time because of how
fucking stupid it all sounds?

[MAX]

:lmao:
well, it just confirms my standpoint that christians are fucking retarded.
only a complete retard could believe in that nonsesne anyway, regardless of the fact that science and history have proven most of it to be utter bullshit.
but hey, they don't let something like the truth get in their way.....:rolleyes:
:gulp:

Shut the fuck up you fat imbicile!!!

Fuck, just when I think you couldn't possibly prove your ignorance prior, you cuntinously out do yourself.

Fuck, I'm now convinced whatever brain your (body) posesses seems to operate (or lack thereof) from your empty scrotum on the one side.

[ace diamond]

I thought you worshipped Satan?

naw.......i just say that to piss off and offend the christians.
it's quite a lot of fun.

[MAX]

the sudden urge to vomit, laugh, and cry all at the same time because of how
fucking stupid it all sounds?

Hey one nut, it's easy to alleviate such symptoms. Simply refrain from looking at yourself in said mirror or any reflective materials and/or discontinue the practice of reading your own posts.

That empty one-sided ballsack of yours isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[ace diamond]

Shut the fuck up you fat imbicile!!!

Fuck, just when I think you couldn't possibly prove your ignorance prior, you cuntinously out do yourself.

Fuck, I'm now convinced whatever brain your (body) posesses seems to operate (or lack thereof) from your empty scrotum on the one side.

oh, i'm sorry max, did i offend you?
are your precious little feathers ruffled?
what's the matter, maxi-pad,
did i clip your wings?
does the truth hurt?
oh, you poor little baby.........
:rolleyes:
:gulp:

[ace diamond]

Hey one nut, it's easy to alleviate such symptoms. Simply refrain from looking at yourself in said mirror or any reflective materials and/or discontinue the practice of reading your own posts.

That empty one-sided ballsack of yours isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

i'm sorry, i cunt hear you, i have a slut inner ear infucktion.........maybe i'll finger it out later.
:gulp:

[MAX]

oh, i'm sorry max, did i offend you?
are your precious little feathers ruffled?
what's the matter, maxi-pad,
did i clip your wings?
does the truth hurt?
oh, you poor little baby.........
:rolleyes:
:gulp:

Hey one nut...

English please?

Thank you.

[chefcraig]

the sudden urge to vomit, laugh, and cry all at the same time because of how fucking stupid it all sounds?

Stop quoting from your album reviews, ace.

[ace diamond]

Hey one nut...

English please?

Thank you.

i'm american. i speak american.
if you live in america, for fuck sake speak american dammit!
let the english, in ENGLAND, speak english.
it's a totally different language.

[ace diamond]

Stop quoting from your album reviews, ace.

i didn't know that was one of my album reviews.
linkage please.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Stop quoting from your album reviews, ace.

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it is impossible to watch and not tell ace to fuck off. it is almost as tuff as quittin' smokin':pullinghair:

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i followed the link.
i'm not on that list.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

you fail.
i followed the link.
i'm not on that list.

YOU checked? and I failed?:umm: