Brain study shows that thinking about God reduces distress - but only for believers

Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 03:42 in Psychology & Sociology

Thinking about God may make you less upset about making errors, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The researchers measured brain waves for a particular kind of distress-response while participants made mistakes on a test. Those who had been prepared with religious thoughts had a less prominent response to mistakes than those who hadn't...

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