Neural Basis of Religious Cognition

Jordan Grafman is Director of Brain Injury Research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, IL, USA, and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. Co‑PI Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Cognition (CNRC) Project (cognitiveneuroscienceofreligion.org).Patrick McNamara is Professor of Psychology at National University and Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. Co‑PI CNRC Project (cognitiveneuroscienceofreligion.org).

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