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== Religious individuals and thicker cerebral cortices ==

== Religious individuals and thicker cerebral cortices ==

According to the ''Journal of the American Medical Association - Psychiatry''  people who place a high importance of religion in their lives have thicker cerebral cortices and may be better able to fight depression.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/31/study-reveals-what-religion-and-spirituality-might-be-doing-for-the-human-brain/ Study reveals what religion and spirituality may be doing for the brain]</ref><ref>[http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1792140 Neuroanatomical Correlates of Religiosity and SpiritualityA Study in Adults at High and Low Familial Risk for Depression], JAMA Psychiatry</ref> See: [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]]

According to the ''Journal of the American Medical Association - Psychiatry'', people who place a high importance of religion in their lives have thicker cerebral cortices and may be better able to fight depression.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/31/study-reveals-what-religion-and-spirituality-might-be-doing-for-the-human-brain/ Study reveals what religion and spirituality may be doing for the brain]</ref><ref>[http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1792140 Neuroanatomical Correlates of Religiosity and SpiritualityA Study in Adults at High and Low Familial Risk for Depression], JAMA Psychiatry</ref> See: [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]]

Thicker cerebral cortices in individuals is positively associated with higher intelligence.<ref>[http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/17/9/2163 Relationships between IQ and Regional Cortical Gray Matter Thickness in Healthy Adults], Oxford Journals</ref>

Thicker cerebral cortices in individuals is positively associated with higher intelligence.<ref>[http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/17/9/2163 Relationships between IQ and Regional Cortical Gray Matter Thickness in Healthy Adults], Oxford Journals</ref>