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Heart Felt Prayers Truly Can Relieve Pain: Research
In a rather bizarre experiment, experts at The Oxford Centre For Science Of The Mind 'tortured' 12 Roman Catholics and 12 atheists with electric shocks as they studied a painting of the Virgin Mary.
From the analysis, the team found that the Catholics seemed to be able to block out much of the pain.
And, using the latest brain-scanning techniques, they also discovered that the Catholics were able to activate part of the brain associated with conditioning the experience of pain, reports The Daily Mail.
The Rt Rev Tom Wright, the Anglican Bishop of Durham, welcomed the research, saying: "The practice of faith should, and in many cases does, alter the person you are.
"It can affect the patterns of your brain and your emotions. So it comes as no surprise to me that this experiment has reached such conclusions."
For the research, a sparking device was strapped to the back of the participants' left hands to deliver an electric shock.
The scientists then asked them to contemplate two paintings, Sassoferrato's 17th Century Virgin Annunciate (Virgin Mary) and Leonardo da Vinci's 15th Century Lady With An Ermine.
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