Comments on: Brain shuts off in response to healer’s prayer

By: cerebros

cerebros — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:41:05 +0000

Can someone repeat this experiment but with a load of Apple fanboys listening to a Steve Jobs speech? Or is the result just too predictible…?

By: grb78

grb78 — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:41:10 +0000

when i saw the title my first thought was of someone in a coma becoming brain dead after a faith healing session. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone but it would also have had more of an effect than a study that will be ignored by the religious (I’ve got nothing against people of faith but far to many allow themselves to be had by twisted fools with a little charisma) and tell the rest of us what we already know.

By: Fox

Fox — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:20:38 +0000

I’d say that quite a few people have those particular areas of the brain shut off pernamently…

By: Peter too

Peter too — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:36:19 +0000

If we fake that .. the brain probably shows the same .. or is it simply faking we need to see to those pente costal christians. Is it just how we would name it ourselves, how much we value that, look upon it.

People being at a concert, a show .. etc … won\’t they show the same brain patterns?

Dont people want to be influenced ? And don\’t they choose by what they want to be influenced ?

I don\’t get this type of research .. there\’s only a few on this planet that are driven into religion and such without knowing what they are doing. Part of them knows. They have reasons most of the time. Life itself probably.

By: Surzy

Surzy — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:06:42 +0000

“When we fall under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active.”

My brain must go into melt down when under Derren’s spell then …. for never have i had the pleasure to meet a more charismatic character than he .. x

By: Siobhán M.

Siobhán M. — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:21:04 +0000

Just like I thought, it’s all in the mind.
Not that people who believe in prayer healing will care of course.

“When we fall under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for (…) vigilance become less active.”
Vigilance? That’ll be why I was too distracted to notice I’d knocked over a candle whilst watching Marco Pierre White on Youtube last week and that it was burning my carpet.

Think I’ll leave the proper light on next time…

By: roz

roz — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:24:58 +0000

“Schjødt speculates that brain regions may be deactivated in a similar way in response to doctors, parents and politicians.”

save yer grant money–we dont really need a study to figure this one out. :/