What Science Says About... Prayer and the Brain: The Evidence-First Guide to the Unexplained (What Science Says About... The Inner Mind - Volume 6) - Softcover

Publishing, Scienslate

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798187045389

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

What really happens inside the brain when someone prays — and what does that tell us about faith itself?

Prayer is one of humanity's oldest and most universal practices, and neuroscience now studies it directly — wiring subjects to SPECT and fMRI scanners to see what changes when people pray, meditate, or speak in tongues.

The findings are stranger than expected: the same brain scan supports opposite interpretations, prayer types produce entirely different neural signatures, and major trials on intercessory prayer returned results that unsettled everyone.

Inside, you'll discover:
– Why the same brain scan can support two entirely opposite interpretations
– How different prayer types produce distinct, measurable brain signatures
– What major clinical trials on intercessory prayer actually revealed

What Science Says About… brings rigorous, curious science writing to humanity's biggest unanswered questions.

Step inside the praying brain and read on today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798187045389
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160