AdvertisementTo The Brain, God Is Just Another GuyMarch 09, 2009Jon HamiltonfacebookEmailBrain scans of participants thinking about God show activation in the same part of the brain where people empathize with others. One such brain region, called the precuneus (the upper green dot), is also associated with imagination, balancing complex tasks and self-consciousness. (Kapogiannis et al/PNAS)