Can I get an amen?

[image error]This is an fMRI study on how Christian faith healers influence the brains of believers and non-believers. It is an absolutely remarkable experiment when you think about it but I still don't know quite what to make of it.

The power of charisma--perceived charisma inhibits the frontal executive network of believers in intercessory prayer.

Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2010 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print:]

Schjoedt U, Stødkilde-Jørgensen H, Geertz AW, Lund TE, Roepstorff A.

This study used functional...