Associations of religious behavior and experiences with extent of regional atrophy in the orbitofrontal cortex during older adulthood
The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is a region of the brain that has been empirically linked with religious or spiritual activity, and atrophy in this region has been shown to contribute to serious mental illness in late life. This study used structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the as...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
2011
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Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-118 |
Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B regional brain atrophy B Older Adults B Religion B orbitofrontal cortex |
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