‘Greater hippocampal atrophy over time was predicted by baseline identification as born-again Protestants, Catholics, or no religious affiliation, compared with Protestants who were not born-again. Greater hippocampal atrophy was also predicted by reports at baseline of having had life-changing religious experiences’
Is this real? Anywhere I can read more about this?
This is easier to digest: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/religious-experiences-shrink-part-of-brain/
‘Greater hippocampal atrophy over time was predicted by baseline identification as born-again Protestants, Catholics, or no religious affiliation, compared with Protestants who were not born-again. Greater hippocampal atrophy was also predicted by reports at baseline of having had life-changing religious experiences’
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068149/
So what about Orthodox?
LOL it’d be an interesting study…which religion causes the most regardation 😂
Maybe it is the opposite? The more degraded person is - the more likely it to be religious.