Vorbirea in limbi la penticostali...

[Jane Says]

In urma cu cateva pagini citam dintr-un studiu neuroimagistic facut cu cateva femei penticostale, cateva calugarite franciscane si cativa calugari buddhisti, studiu care cauta sa afle ce modificari au loc la nivelul creierului, in timp real, cand aceste trei categorii vorbesc in limbi (penticostalele), respectiv se roaga intens si mediteaza.

In primul caz, cel care e important pentru acest topic, deci cel cu penticostalele care vorbeau in limbi, s-a evidentiat faptul ca scadea activitatea in zone din lobul frontal, fiind astfel diminuat controlul asupra propriei vointe. In celelalte doua cazuri, de rugaciune a calugaritelor, respectiv meditatie a calugarilor buddhisti, activitatea in lobul frontal era crescuta.

In 27 aprilie pe newscientist a fost publicat un articol despre un ALT studiu efectuat pe 20 de penticostali si 20 necredinciosi, carora li s-a spus ca vor asculta niste rugaciuni inregistrate (18), astfel: 6 citite de un necrestin; 6 citite de un crestin obisnuit; 6 citite de un "healer". IN REALITATE INSA, toate cele 18 au fost citite de crestini obisnuiti, nici necredinciosi, nici healeri/profeti/intelepti.

S-a demonstrat ca in creierasii penticostalilor (in text, devout christians), cand acestia credeau (in mod eronat, dupa cum am scris mai sus) ca asculta un healer de-al lor, se facea shutdown in lobul frontal in acele zone care joaca un rol in vigilenta, scepticism si discernamant in ceea ce priveste importanta si adevarul lucrurilor spuse de catre oameni. De fapt s-au facut singuri in foi de vita :)

In engleza:

În prealabil postat de Newscientist com

Brain shuts off in response to healer's prayer

• 27 April 2010 by Andy Coghlan
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WHEN we fall under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active. That's the finding of a study which looked at people's response to prayers spoken by someone purportedly possessing divine healing powers.
To identify the brain processes underlying the influence of charismatic individuals, Uffe Schjødt of Aarhus University in Denmark and colleagues turned to Pentecostal Christians, who believe that some people have divinely inspired powers of healing, wisdom and prophecy.
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Schjødt and his colleagues scanned the brains of 20 Pentecostalists and 20 non-believers while playing them recorded prayers. The volunteers were told that six of the prayers were read by a non-Christian, six by an ordinary Christian and six by a healer. In fact, all were read by ordinary Christians.
Only in the devout volunteers did the brain activity monitored by the researchers change in response to the prayers. Parts of the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices, which play key roles in vigilance and scepticism when judging the truth and importance of what people say, were deactivated when the subjects listened to a supposed healer. Activity diminished to a lesser extent when the speaker was supposedly a normal Christian (Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsq023).
Schjødt says that this explains why certain individuals can gain influence over others, and concludes that their ability to do so depends heavily on preconceived notions of their authority and trustworthiness.

Weeeell well.... well. Preconceived preconceived preconceived preconceived preconceived ad nauseam.

Si inca o chestie interesanta despre lobul frontal:

În prealabil postat de Sciencedaily com

Brain Activity Levels Affect Self-Perception: 'Rose-Colored Glasses' Correlate With Less Frontal Lobe Use

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2010) — The less you use your brain's frontal lobes, the more you see yourself through rose-colored glasses, a University of Texas at Austin researcher says.


Those findings are being published in the February edition of the journal NeuroImage.
"In healthy people, the more you activate a portion of your frontal lobes, the more accurate your view of yourself is," says Jennifer Beer, an assistant professor of psychology, who conducted the research with graduate student Brent L. Hughes. "And the more you view yourself as desirable or better than your peers, the less you use those lobes."

Din punctul meu de vedere, treaba e lamurita. Bineinteles ca atunci cand ti se intampla chestiile astea NU AI CUM sa iti dai seama deci o vei tine pe-a ta, ca lucrurile traite de tine au fost autentice si bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla.