People whose brains are more predisposed to implicit pattern learning are more likely to believe in a deity, researchers report. Read More
Ayahuasca, a psychedelic drink made from Amazonian plants, may help relieve symptoms in those with treatment resistant depression, researchers report. Read More
Researchers have rewired the neural circuits of one species and given its connections to a new species. The study answers a number of questions about evolution of neural circuits and behavior. Read More
Study shows religious participation and spirituality processed in different cerebral regions. Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a... Read More
While freedom songs were key for providing motivation and comfort during the Civil Rights movement, a new study reports such songs could have helped empower Black women to lead others when formal leadership positions were unavailable. Read More
Manipulating sensorimotor input, researchers invoke a 'ghostly' illusion for study participants. Read More
Is belief in God innate in our brains, as if it were installed by some divine programmer? Or is spirituality a more complex evolving adaptation that has both helped and harmed us as a species? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News. Read More
Study investigates suffering-induced transformational experiences to help reveal what the meaning of life could actually be. Read More
A new 'god' template distinguishes between religious and secular supernatural beings by exploring the attributes people associate with them. Religious figures were considered to be more helpful and more ambiguous in their abilities. Superheroes were considered to be less ambivalent. The findings suggest religious figures are psychologically attractive because people are more motivated to believe in them. Read More
2016 was a big year for neuroscience research. Here, we break down some of the top NeuroscienceNews articles of the year. Read More
Higher levels of critical thinking is associated with lower levels of dogmatism in both the religious and non-religious. Those who are most dogmatic are less likely to be able to look at issues from the perspective of others, a new study reports. Read More
Researchers investigate both the cognitive and neurobiological basis of why so people have religious beliefs. Read More
