The neural basis of religious cognition

Grafman, Jordan; Cristofori, Irene; Zhong, Wanting; Bulbulia, Joseph

doi:10.1177/0963721419898183

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The neural basis of religious cognition

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Bulbulia, Joseph
Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Grafman, J., Cristofori, I., Zhong, W., & Bulbulia, J. (2020). The neural basis of religious cognition. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(2). doi:10.1177/0963721419898183.

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Religion’s neural underpinnings have long been a topic of speculation and debate, but an emerging neuroscience of religion is beginning to clarify which regions of the brain integrate moral, ritual, and supernatural religious beliefs with functionally adaptive responses. Here, we review evidence indicating that religious cognition involves a complex interplay among the brain regions underpinning cognitive control, social reasoning, social motivations, and ideological beliefs.