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''See also:'' [[Atheism and emotional/intrapersonal intelligence]] and [[Atheism and irrationality]]  

''See also:'' [[Atheism and emotional/intrapersonal intelligence]] and [[Atheism and irrationality]]  

[[File:Frontal lobe animation.gif|thumbnail|200px|left|Animation. [[Frontal lobe]] (red) of left cerebral hemisphere.]]

[[File:Frontal lobe animation.gif|thumbnail|200px|right|Animation. [[Frontal lobe]] (red) of left cerebral hemisphere.]]

According to ''Scientific American'':

According to ''Scientific American'':

{{cquote|Several studies have revealed that people who practice meditation or have prayed for many years exhibit increased activity and have more brain tissue in their [[frontal lobe]]s, regions associated with attention and reward, as compared with people who do not meditate or pray.<ref>[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/askthebrains/ Ask the Brains, Scientific American, Dec 23, 2011]</ref>}}

{{cquote|Several studies have revealed that people who practice meditation or have prayed for many years exhibit increased activity and have more brain tissue in their [[frontal lobe]]s, regions associated with attention and reward, as compared with people who do not meditate or pray.<ref>[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/askthebrains/ Ask the Brains, Scientific American, Dec 23, 2011]</ref>}}