Neural correlates of religious behavior related to Christianity: an ALE meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple neuroimaging studies have been published to report brain processing of religious behavior related to Christianity, such as prayer and recitation of the Bible. This meta-analysis aimed to pool data across studies to identify brain regions consistently activated in response to such religious tasks.

Methods

Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were queried to identify relevant studies. Brain coordinates and sample size were manually extracted from the identified studies, and entered into a dedicated software called GingerALE to conduct meta-analysis.

Results

Meta-analytic results based on 11 studies showed that brain processing of Christian behavior was associated with the right middle frontal gyrus and superior frontal gyrus, with a peak location (at 4

SUBMITTER: Yeung AWK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926137 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature