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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For people at high risk of depression because of a family history, spirituality may offer some protection for the brain, a new study hints. Parts of the brain's outer layer, the cortex, were thicker in high-risk study participants who ...
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A recent study now suggests that believers or those with a spiritual side have "thicker" sections of brain tissue than other people. Scientists say that while religion is largely a matter of the heart, it seems the shape of our brains could also have a role to play.

A new study has found that spiritual or religious practice may guard against depression, particularly in people who are predisposed to the disease, by thickening the brain cortex. The study by Lisa Miller, professor and director of Clinical Psychology ...
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For people at high risk of depression because of a family history, spirituality may offer some protection for the brain, a new study hints. Parts of the brain's outer layer, the cortex, were thicker in high-risk study participants who said religion or spirituality was ...
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London: They say religion is a matter of the heart - but it seems the shape of our brains could also have a role to play. Believers or those with a spiritual side have 'thicker' sections of brain tissue than other people, a study suggests. And in welcome news for ...
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For people at high risk of depression because of a family history, spirituality may offer some protection for the brain. 0
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Participating in certain spiritual or religious practices may work to lower risk of depression by thickening a certain part of the brain, according to a new study. To examine the connection between spiritual practices and depression, scientists from the Spirituality ...
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NEW YORK - For people at high risk of depression because of a family history, spirituality may offer some protection for the brain, a new study hints. Parts of the brain's outer layer, the cortex, were thicker in high-risk study participants who said religion or ...
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A thickening of the brain cortex associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice could be the reason those activities guard against depression - particularly in people who are predisposed to the disease, according to new ...

They also discovered that those at the highest risk of depression have thinning cortices. "Our beliefs and our moods are reflected in our brain," said Dr Myrna Weissman, professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at Columbia University in New York. "The ...

A thickening of the brain cortex associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice could be the reason those activities guard against depression - particularly in people who are predisposed to the disease, according to new research led ...
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Study Led by Dr. Lisa Miller, Teachers College, Columbia University, Finds Spirituality Most Effective With High-Risk Patients. Released: 1/15/2014 5:00 PM EST Source Newsroom: Columbia University, Teachers College
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Man in prayer, Cao Dai Temple, Vietnam. Photo: (c) Seoulsearcher (via Flickr) CC BY-ND 2.0. Brain cortex thickening that has been associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice may guard against depression, especially in those at ...
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How Spirituality Protects the Brain Against Depression Engaging in regular meditation or another spiritual practice is linked to a thickening of the brain cortex, according to new research published in JAMA Psychiatry. This discovery could lead to new insights ...
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A new study reported in JAMA Psychiatry says that religion and spirituality may be linked to a thicker cerebral cortex in people who are at higher risk of depression (and others.) Previous research shows that a thinner cortex is found in people with clinical ...
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A recent U.S. research published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests that people who have strong spiritual or religious beliefs have a deeper brain cortex than those who don't. The study which was made on people with a family history of depression also ...
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The study, published online by JAMA Psychiatry, involved 103 adults at either high or low risk of depression, based on family history.
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Seventeen million Americans each year suffer from depression, including 10 percent of the elderly. Yet, only about 17 percent of depressed individuals receive adequate treatment. And by 2020, depression may be the greatest cause of death aside from ...
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Meditation and other such spiritual or religious practices may help prevent depression by prompting a thickening of the brain cortex, researchers have said. Mindfulness based therapy has long been recommended to those who suffer from depression and a ...
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Meditation and other such spiritual or religious practices may help prevent depression by prompting a thickening of the brain cortex, researchers have said. Mindfulness based therapy has long been recommended to those who suffer from depression and a ...
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The results apparently revealed that the brain cortex was thicker for those who said that religion or spirituality was important to them versus those who did not prioritize religion in their lives, but not necessarily for church attendance. Study co ...
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Religious people may have a whole new reason for joy in their lives: A study has found evidence that spirituality might help protect the human brain against depression. “Our beliefs and our moods are reflected in our brain and with new imaging techniques we ...
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Study A new research has come up with findings to suggest that meditation and other such spiritual or religious practices have a role to play in preventing depression. Columbia University research team has revealed after noticing that thickening of brain ...
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