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Are humans hard-wired to believe in a higher power?

Accounts of intense religious and spiritual experiences are topics of fascination for people around the world. Most people would agree the experience of faith is immeasurable. Dr. Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist and author of "Why We Believe What We Believe," wants to change all that. He's working on ways to track how the human brain processes religion and spirituality. It's all part of new field called neurotheology.

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Are humans hard-wired to believe in a higher power?

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	Are humans hard-wired to believe in a higher power? Accounts of intense religious and spiritual experiences are topics of fascination for people around the world. Most people would agree the experience of faith is immeasurable. Dr. Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist and author of "Why We Believe What We Believe," wants to change all that. He's working on ways to track how the human brain processes religion and spirituality. It's all part of new field called neurotheology. FULL STORY MAYOCLINIC.COM HEALTH LIBRARY Slide show: Traumatic brain injury HEALTHOLOGY VIDEO LIBRARY Life with epilepsy	Get expert insights from Dr. Sanjay Gupta and the CNN Medical News producers in the Paging Dr. Gupta blog, plus more reports from CNN's chief medical correspondent. Blog: Yet another finding on hormone replacement Video: Food ads spark concern Special Report: Chasing Life Time.com: Knee deep Podcast: Tips for a safe travel season \| Get podcast Computer-aided mammograms questioned Analysis: Hormone replacement risk overstated Eggs will raise your cholesterol, and other myths Vitamin pills prevent low-weight babies Combo migraine drug beat single drug therapy