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biases, says Kelemen. But recent work suggests that it's not just children: Kelemen and Krista Casler of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylva- nia, found the same tendency to ascribe pur- pose to phenomena like rocks, sand, and lakes in uneducated Romany adults. They also tested BU undergradua
ain, are also involved in theory of mind. This and other results argue against any special "god region" of the brain as some have suggested, says Grafman. Rather, he says, "religious belief co-opts widely distributed brain sec- tors, including many concerned with so- called theory of mind:' Other res
biases, says Kelemen. But recent work suggests that it's not just children: Kelemen and Krista Casler of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylva- nia, found the same tendency to ascribe pur- pose to phenomena like rocks, sand, and lakes in uneducated Romany adults. They also tested BU undergradua
ain, are also involved in theory of mind. This and other results argue against any special "god region" of the brain as some have suggested, says Grafman. Rather, he says, "religious belief co-opts widely distributed brain sec- tors, including many concerned with so- called theory of mind:' Other res
biases, says Kelemen. But recent work suggests that it's not just children: Kelemen and Krista Casler of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylva- nia, found the same tendency to ascribe pur- pose to phenomena like rocks, sand, and lakes in uneducated Romany adults. They also tested BU undergradua
ain. are also involved in theory of mind. This and other results argue against any special "god region" of the brain as some have suggested. says Grafman. Rather, he says. "religious belief co-opts widely distributed brain sec- tors, including many concerned with so- called theory of mind." Other res
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