Neurocognitive processes of the religious leader in Christians

Neurocognitive processes of the religious leader in Christians.

Our recent work suggests that trait judgment of the self in Christians, relative to nonreligious subjects, is characterized by weakened neural coding of stimulus self-relatedness in the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) but enhanced evaluative processes of self-referential stimuli in the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC). The current study tested the hypothesis that Christian belie...

Temporal Features of the Differentiation between Self-Name and Religious Leader Name among Christians: An ERP Study

Existing neuroimaging studies have shown that religion, as a subjective culture, can influence self-referential processing. However, the time course of this impact remains unclear. The present study examined how Christians process their own names, the name of their religious leader (i.e., Jesus), and a famous person's name (i.e., Yao Ming). Behavioral and EEG data were recorded while the partic...

The Role of Religious Values: Young Christians’ Opinions towards Tattoos

Since the 1960s tattooing has become increasingly popular in mainstream American society (Rubin, 1988; Schildkrout, 2004). Explanations for this phenomenon include expressing individuality and gaining acceptance into a subculture (Blanchard, 1991; Gagne & Orend, 2009). Although research has demonstrated that spirituality can influence tattooing practices (Caplan, 2000; Swartz, 2006), few studie...

Religious Intolerance among Orthodox Christians and Muslims in Russia

ترجمه و نقد کتاب the justification of science and the rationality of religious belife

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