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Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?

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Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?
« on: 12/01/2018 01:40:35 »
How exactly does religious belief may permanently alter synaptic connectivity?

What do you think?
« Last Edit: 15/01/2018 09:01:34 by tkadm30 »
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Re: Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?
« Reply #1 on: 12/01/2018 06:34:51 »
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Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?
It's the other way round : mental-illness makes people more likely to join a religious-cult in the first place.
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Re: Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?
« Reply #2 on: 13/01/2018 13:19:20 »
"Does religion permanently alter brain connectivity?"
All experience alters brain connectivity.
That's how you can remember things.
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