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Religion Brain & Behavior

ISSN 2153-5981

1 paper in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2023

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Autonomous neural network activation during religious worship experiences using heart rate variability measurements

Religion Brain & Behavior October 10, 2023 Yoshija Walter, Andreas Altorfer 5 citations

Previous studies have suggested that religious experiences in worship demand an attentional control that facilitates the desired state of mind, and that there is a systemic activation of a person’s peripheral physiology at play. The present validation study hypothesized that the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is activated during the experience. For this, 60 participants took part in an...