The neurophysiological correlates of religious chanting
The neurophysiological correlates of religious chanting
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DOI：
10.1038/s41598-019-40200-w
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发表时间：
2019-03-12
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Sik, Hin Hung
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作者：
Gao, Junling;Leung, Hang Kin;Sik, Hin Hung
尽管对各种类型的冥想进行了广泛的研究，但对宗教诵经的神经关联的研究仍处于起步阶段。使用多模态电生理学和神经影像学方法，我们说明在宗教诵经期间，后扣带皮层显示出特征向量中心性的最大下降，这可能是由于区域内源性δ振荡的产生。我们的数据表明，这些功能影响不是由外周心脏或呼吸活动引起的，也不是由内隐语言处理引起的。最后，我们认为宗教诵经的神经生理学相关性可能与冥想和祈祷不同，并且可能会产生独特的心理治疗效果。
Despite extensive research on various types of meditation, research on the neural correlates of religious chanting is in a nascent stage. Using multi-modal electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods, we illustrate that during religious chanting, the posterior cingulate cortex shows the largest decrease in eigenvector centrality, potentially due to regional endogenous generation of delta oscillations. Our data show that these functional effects are not due to peripheral cardiac or respiratory activity, nor due to implicit language processing. Finally, we suggest that the neurophysiological correlates of religious chanting are likely different from those of meditation and prayer, and would possibly induce distinctive psychotherapeutic effects.