Where is God? A comparison of the neural correlates of mystical and religious praying
Sergio Elías Hernández, Katya Rubia, Oscar Perez-Diaz, Jose Luis Gonzalez Mora, Alfonso Barrós‐Loscertales
The paper compares neural correlates of mystical and religious praying by analyzing fMRI data from Christians and Sahaja Yoga practitioners, finding thalamic deactivation in meditators during prayer.
bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience