% pubman genre = article @article{item_3259098, title = {{The neural basis of religious cognition}}, author = {Grafman, Jordan and Cristofori, Irene and Zhong, Wanting and Bulbulia, Joseph}, language = {eng}, issn = {0963-7214}, doi = {10.1177/0963721419898183}, publisher = {Sage Publications Inc.}, year = {2020}, abstract = {{Religion{\textquoteright}s neural underpinnings have long been a topic of speculation and debate, but an emerging neuroscience of religion is beginning to clarify which regions of the brain integrate moral, ritual, and supernatural religious beliefs with functionally adaptive responses. Here, we review evidence indicating that religious cognition involves a complex interplay among the brain regions underpinning cognitive control, social reasoning, social motivations, and ideological beliefs.}}, journal = {{Current Directions in Psychological Science}}, volume = {29}, number = {2}, }