That just-now response wasn't intended. Sorry. DKH On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:24 PM, David Hogberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> > How's your hippocampus?? > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Carol DeVolder > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> I'd love to hear others' take on this: >> http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0017006 >> It is an article in PloS One entitled Religious Factors and Hippocampal >> Atrophy in Late Life. >> Here's the abstract: >> >> Despite a growing interest in the ways spiritual beliefs and practices are >> reflected in brain activity, there have been relatively few studies using >> neuroimaging data to assess potential relationships between religious >> factors and structural neuroanatomy. This study examined prospective >> relationships between religious factors and hippocampal volume change using >> high-resolution MRI data of a sample of 268 older adults. Religious factors >> assessed included life-changing religious experiences, spiritual practices, >> and religious group membership. Hippocampal volumes were analyzed using the >> GRID program, which is based on a manual point-counting method and allows >> for semi-automated determination of region of interest volumes. >> Significantly greater hippocampal atrophy was observed for participants >> reporting a life-changing religious experience. Significantly greater >> hippocampal atrophy was also observed from baseline to final assessment >> among born-again Protestants, Catholics, and those with no religious >> affiliation, compared with Protestants not identifying as born-again. These >> associations were not explained by psychosocial or demographic factors, or >> baseline cerebral volume. Hippocampal volume has been linked to clinical >> outcomes, such as depression, dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease. The >> findings of this study indicate that hippocampal atrophy in late life may be >> uniquely influenced by certain types of religious factors. >> >> Carol >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. >> Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology >> St. Ambrose University >> 518 West Locust Street >> Davenport, Iowa 52803 >> 563-333-6482 >> >> This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. >> >> >> >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c7628e&n=T&l=tips&o=11152 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) >> >> or send a blank email to >> leave-11152-13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c76...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> > > > > -- > David K. Hogberg, PhD > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Department of Psychological Science > Albion College > Albion MI 49224 > > Tel: 517/629-4834 (Home and mobile) > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c7628e&n=T&l=tips&o=11153 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-11153-13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c76...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- David K. Hogberg, PhD Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Department of Psychological Science Albion College Albion MI 49224 Tel: 517/629-4834 (Home and mobile) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11154 or send a blank email to leave-11154-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
