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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Neural correlates of religious behavior related to Christianity: an ALE meta-analysis.

Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Natalie Sui Miu Wong, Ice S Y Tsui, Terence C P Lee

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Andy Wai Kan YeungOral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Natalie Sui Miu WongOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ice S Y TsuiResearch Centre for Environment and Human Health, School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Terence C P LeeResearch Centre for Environment and Human Health, School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Multiple neuroimaging studies have been published to report brain processing of religious behavior related to Christianity, such as prayer and recitation of the Bible. This meta-analysis aimed to pool data across studies to identify brain regions consistently activated in response to such religious tasks. Methods: Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were queried to identify relevant studies. Brain coordinates and sample size were manually extracted from the identified studies, and entered into a dedicated software called GingerALE to conduct meta-analysis. Results: Meta-analytic results based on 11 studies showed that brain processing of Christian behavior was associated with the right middle frontal gyrus and superior frontal gyrus, with a peak location (at 44, 38, 26; cluster size = 760 mm Conclusion: This study has revealed the relevance of frontal and limbic regions to Christian behavior.

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activation likelihood estimationCBMAChristianityfMRImeta-analysisreligiosity

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