Brain shuts off in response to healer’s prayer
April 28, 2010 | Source: New Scientist Life
Parts of the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices of the brain, which play key roles in vigilance and scepticism, were deactivated when devout volunteers listened to a supposed healer, Aarhus University researchers found.
They speculate that brain regions may be deactivated in a similar way in response to doctors, parents, and politicians.