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Encoding of semantic meaning in the brain reflects religious affiliation

2026-08-21

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Individuals belonging to different social groups or subscribing to different belief systems often diverge in their expectations, understanding, and affective and behavioral responses to the same speech (e.g., religious or political speech). Correspondingly, brain activation while listening is known to differ markedly across such groups, often argued to reflect an interpretive lens that is shared between members of...

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Literature Corpus work: 614d3f4c-9740-514a-9a0d-842ad63d8f9c
DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.17.745263

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