Thicker brain sections appear associated with belief of importance of religion

The importance of religion or spirituality to a person appears to be associated with the thickness of certain brain regions, according to a study by Lisa Miller, Ph.D., of Columbia University, New York, and colleagues. Researchers conducted a familial study of 103 adults (ages 18-54 years) who were the second- or third-generation offspring of depressed or nondepressed study participants. Religious or spiritual importance and church attendance were assessed twice over five years. The cortical thi...