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A new study at the Université de Montréal has concluded that there is no single God spot in the brain. In other words, mystical experiences are mediated by several brain regions and systems normally implicated in a variety of functions (self-consciousness, emotion, body representation). The study published in the current issue of Neuroscience Letters was conducted by Dr. Mario Beauregard from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal and his student Vincent Paquette.
"The main goal of the study was to identify the neural correlates of a mystical experience," explained Beauregard. "This does not diminish the meaning and value of such an experience, and neither does it confirm or disconfirm the existence of God."
Fifteen cloistered Carmelite nuns ranging from 23 to 64-years-old were subjected to an fMRI brain scan while asked to relive a mystical experience rather than actually try to achieve one. "I was obliged to do it this way seeing as the nuns are unable to call upon God at will," said Beauregard. This method was justified seeing as previous studies with actors asked to enter a particular emotional state activated the same brain regions as people actually living those emotions.
This study demonstrated that a dozen different regions of the brain are activated during a mystical experience. This type of research became very popular in the United States in the late 1990s. Some researchers went as far as suggesting the possibility of a specific brain region designed for communication with God. This latest research discredits such theories 认领了 Université de Montréal研究发现：修女脑内没有单一的'上帝位点'
来自于Université de Montréal的一项新研究表明脑内没有单一的上帝位点存在。换言之，神秘经历是具有不同功能（自我意识、情感和躯体表征）的几个脑区共同介导的。
这项研究由Université de Montréal心理学系Mario Beauregard博士及其学生Vincent Paquette共同进行，将发表在最近一期的Neuroscience Letters上。
“本研究的主要目的是确定神秘经历与脑内神经中枢的关系”Beauregard 解释说，“这并没有缩小此类经历的意义和价值，也没有证实或否定此类经历。”
受试者包括15名23－64岁的Carmelite修女，当她们重新体验以前的神秘经历时而不是让她们重新获得此类经历时，对她们的大脑进行fMRI扫描。“我们不得不这么做，因为这些修女并不能随意的呼唤上帝。” Beauregard说。此前的研究显示当演员进入一个特殊的情绪状态中时，就与她们真正处于那种状态一样，会激活他们的同一脑区，这就是其试验设计的根据。
研究表明当处于神秘经历时，12个不同脑区会被激活。在上世纪90年代的美国，这类研究很流行。甚至有些研究者相信人类的某一特殊脑区生来就是与上帝通信的。最近的这项研究否定了这一理论。 一点陋见，大家指点
Université de Montréal： 蒙特利尔大学（Université 是法语“大学”的意思，de是法语中的介词，此处作用类似于of）
mystical experiences are mediated by several brain regions and systems normally implicated in a variety of functions
正常情形下涉及很多功能的几个脑部区域和系统介导了玄秘经历的产生。
The main goal of the study was to identify the neural correlates of a mystical experience," "This does not diminish the meaning and value of such an experience, and neither does it confirm or disconfirm the existence of God
本研究的主要目的是确认玄秘经历时产生的神经关联，这并不抹杀这类经历的意义或价值，也不能作为上帝是否存在的证据。
Fifteen cloistered Carmelite nuns ranging from 23 to 64-years-old were subjected to an fMRI brain scan while asked to relive a mystical experience rather than actually try to achieve one. "I was obliged to do it this way seeing as the nuns are unable to call upon God at will," said Beauregard. This method was justified seeing as previous studies with actors asked to enter a particular emotional state activated the same brain regions as people actually living those emotions
受试对象是15位23到64岁的Carmel派隐居修女，方法不是让她们真的有一次玄秘经历而是使其处与模拟的场景中，并同时对其进行脑部fMRI扫描。 Beauregard说：“我只能这么干呀，这些修女们又不能随意召唤上帝。”不过这一方法是有据可循的，因为以前有研究证明，演员在演绎某一特定氛围下的表现时，其激活的脑部区域和真正处于那种氛围中的人是一样的。（最后一句总是不满意，大家再看看好吗）
PS：好有趣的研究 很有趣的研究^_^，提几个小小的意见：
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