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Brain surgery boosts spirituality

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Lose a tumour, gain self-transcendence.

Removing part of the brain can induce inner peace, according to researchers from Italy. Their study provides the strongest evidence to date that spiritual thinking arises in, or is limited by, specific brain areas.

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