l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | 1 The main reason God won't go away is because our brains won't allow God to
leave. Our brains are set up in such a
way that God and religion become among the most powerful tools for helping
the brain do its thing—self-maintenance
and self-transcendence. Unless there is a fundamental change in how our
brain works, God will be around for a very
long time. Explain your neuroimaging studies of meditation.
In our investigations, we measure changes in the brain's blood flow, which
correlates with brain activity. Our brain
images show which parts of the brain are active and which parts are inactive
during different states. For example, we
compared the brain activity of people performing Tibetan Buddhist meditation
to what their brains do at rest. Our
studies, as well as those of other investigators, have shown that meditation
increases activity in the front part of the
brain and decreases activity in the area of the brain that orients our
bodies in space. This increased frontal activity is
found not only during meditation, but also during any attention-focusing
task. Since meditation involves focusing
attention, it makes sense that this attention area of the brain is activated
. The decreased activity in the orientation
area is believed to be related to the changes in spatial perception and the
loss of a sense of self that are associated
with meditative states. Future studies may help to better define the changes
in the brain that occur during meditation. | l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | | D*****r
发帖数: 6791 | 3 thanks for sharing
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: The main reason God won't go away is because our brains won't allow God to
: leave. Our brains are set up in such a
: way that God and religion become among the most powerful tools for helping
: the brain do its thing—self-maintenance
: and self-transcendence. Unless there is a fundamental change in how our
: brain works, God will be around for a very
: long time. Explain your neuroimaging studies of meditation.
: In our investigations, we measure changes in the brain's blood flow, which
: correlates with brain activity. Our brain
: images show which parts of the brain are active and which parts are inactive
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