QUESTION: are neural responses to standard moral dilemmas are influenced by religious belief?
METHODS: 11 Christians and 13 atheists were confronted with 48 different moral dilemmas and their neural activity measured.
RESULTS: a difference in neural activity between the atheists and the Christians was observed in the precuneus and in prefrontal, frontal and temporal regions.
CONCLUSION: the neurological response to moral judgment appears to be influenced by religious belief.
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Feb;9(2):240-9
METHODS: 11 Christians and 13 atheists were confronted with 48 different moral dilemmas and their neural activity measured.
RESULTS: a difference in neural activity between the atheists and the Christians was observed in the precuneus and in prefrontal, frontal and temporal regions.
CONCLUSION: the neurological response to moral judgment appears to be influenced by religious belief.
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Feb;9(2):240-9
