http://www.livescience.com/health/spirituality-brain-link-100211.htmlScientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality.
Self-transcendence "reflects a decreased sense of self and an ability to identify one's self as an integral part of the universe as a whole," the researchers explain.
Selective damage to the left and right posterior parietal regions of the brain induced a specific increase in self-transcendence, or ST, the surveys showed.
"...Thus, dysfunctional parietal neural activity may underpin altered spiritual and religious attitudes and behaviors."
One study, reported in 2008, suggested that the brain's right parietal lobe defines "Me," and people with less active Me-Definers are more likely to lead spiritual lives.
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