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Distinct 'God Spot' in the Brain Does Not Exist, Study Shows

ScienceDaily (Apr. 19, 2012) — Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a "God spot," one distinct area of the brain responsible for spirituality. Now, University of Missouri researchers have completed research that indicates spirituality is a complex phenomenon, and multiple areas of the brain are responsible for the many aspects of spiritual experiences. Based on a previously published study that indicated spiritual transcendence is associated with decreased right parietal lobe functioning, MU researchers replicated their findings. In addition, the researchers determined that other aspects of spiritual functioning are related to increased activity in the frontal lobe.

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From my place of experience, whether or not there is a God makes no difference in the face of the positive and transformational psychological results of spiritual phenomenon, it just sheds more light on it and opens the door for more questions and a deeper understanding… Albeit, this cannot prove the existence or non-existence of some sort of force, or god(s) it does prove we have a biological means for experiencing it...
Over the years I have been following this, I have seen SO many scientists rushing to accept it as truth and dance on it and wave It around simply because it validates their worldview and belief system... Too me, it looked no different than any other person of any other faith using anything they got or stumble upon to validate their system of belief to the world (But mostly to themselves) in an seemingly unconscious attempt to coddle themselves from their own abysmal ignorance regarding these strange and mysterious circumstances in which we have found ourselves….

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He found that the participants with more significant injury to their right parietal lobe showed an increased feeling of closeness to a higher power.

"Neuropsychology researchers consistently have shown that impairment on the right side of the brain decreases one's focus on the self," Johnstone said. "Since our research shows that people with this impairment are more spiritual, this suggests spiritual experiences are associated with a decreased focus on the self. This is consistent with many religious texts that suggest people should concentrate on the well-being of others rather than on themselves."


Johnstone says the right side of the brain is associated with self-orientation, whereas the left side is associated with how individuals relate to others. Although Johnstone studied people with brain injury, previous studies of Buddhist meditators and Franciscan nuns with normal brain function have shown that people can learn to minimize the functioning of the right side of their brains to increase their spiritual connections during meditation and prayer.

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