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          FeaturedNeuroscience OpinionsPsychology
          ·February 22, 2016·7 min read

          Our Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly Episode

          Are humans hardwired for transgressions? Why are some of the brain's most basic instincts considered bad behavior? Why does bad behavior come so naturally to us? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 8, 2023·5 min read

          Abortion Views Closely Tied to Views on Race and Religion

          The relationship between religion, attitudes toward race, and abortion rights have grown stronger in recent years. Researchers found those who exhibit high racial resentment are more inclined to espouse anti-choice attitudes, regardless of a person's religious views or political beliefs. For example, religious conservatives with low racial resentment are more likely to be pro-choice than their peers who exhibit higher racial resentment. The same is true for religious liberals with low racial resentment.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·August 31, 2021·4 min read

          Mapping the Brain Circuitry of Spirituality

          Researchers find a region of the brain stem called the periaqueductal gray may mediate religiosity and spirituality in humans.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·March 2, 2022·5 min read

          Study Examines Link Between Accountability to God and Psychological Well-Being

          People who consider themselves more accountable to a god report higher levels of three of the four variables of psychological wellbeing. The association was stronger in people who pray more often, suggesting accountability accompanied with prayer enhances psychological wellbeing for believers.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·June 11, 2018·3 min read

          Psychologists Asked Americans “What Does God Look Like?”

          According to researchers, people perceptions on God depends upon their political stances and own demographic characteristics. Psychologist say liberal Christians tend to imaging God as looking more feminine and younger than conservatives, who see God as more Caucasian and powerful.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 6, 2014·4 min read

          Ghost Illusion Created in the Lab

          Manipulating sensorimotor input, researchers invoke a 'ghostly' illusion for study participants.
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          ·June 2, 2017·5 min read

          Researchers Rewire Brain of One Species to Have Connectivity of Another

          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.
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          This shows a well dressed robot with a bible.
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·July 24, 2023·4 min read

          Robo-Religion: AI Preachers Questioned for Credibility & Impact on Donations

          Religious groups may find their credibility and financial support undermined with the growing use of AI and robot preachers, according to researchers. The study involved experiments with the Mindar humanoid robot in Japan and Pepper in Singapore, both delivering sermons to audiences.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·July 18, 2019·3 min read

          How people engage with science can promote unbelief or beliefs about God(s)

          Study suggests those who feel in awe of scientific discoveries are more likely to believe in a god, while those who are more inclined to logical thinking were less likely to believe in a deity.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·November 15, 2021·5 min read

          Research Reveals Potential New Way to Fight Radicalization in True Believers

          Researchers report that extreme behaviors exhibited by "true believers" of a religion or belief system are driven by the degree to which their identity fuses with a cause or belief. The findings could help in the fight against radicalization.
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          This shows a statue of jesus holding up a lego superman
          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·September 30, 2019·3 min read

          Study identifies psychology of attraction to religious deities and super-heroes

          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.
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          This shows a person at an atheist booth
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·December 26, 2019·4 min read

          Why some people distrust atheists

          25% of the population in the US identify as non-religious, with 3% actively identifying as atheist. Researchers investigate why many people distrust those who identify as being atheist.
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