A group of researchers at the University of Utah has launched a new project aimed at understanding how the brain operates in people with deep spiritual and religious beliefs. The Religious Brain ...

Spirituality and a sense of awe seems to be hard-wired into our brains. "Many religious traditions carry the notion that 'God is love,' and it appears this may be true at the level of human brain ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Scientists spent years looking for the ‘God Spot’ in the ...

Nitrous oxide, colloquially known as laughing gas, has been used clinically as an anesthetic to dull pain since the 19 th century. However, in smaller amounts, it can induce mind-altered experiences, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people at high risk of depression because of a family history, spirituality may offer some protection for the brain, a new study hints. Parts of the brain's outer layer ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cause of a genetic subtype of autism and schizophrenia that results in social deficits and seizures in mice and humans. Scientists have discovered ...