Disingenuous narratives, cognitive myopia: a neuroscientist’s view

Paul Laurienti

Chapter 22 in Handbook on Religion and Health, 2024, pp 352-365 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: What does neuroscience have to do with Religion and Health? Here Paul Laurienti, a neuroscientist who applies complexity theory to the human brain, engages in conversation with Cochrane and Gunderson, addressing two main topics: cognitive myopia, and disingenuous narratives. Cognitive myopia is a tendency to hyperfocus on details at the cost of the bigger end results being sought. Disingenuous narratives are stories used within a field that suggest the intent of progress while actually serving to solidify the status quo. Laurienti believes that understanding the brain requires large-scale shifts in our thinking and that each of these is a barrier to progress. Given that there is also a need for major shifts in thinking about religion and health, he suggests that the same barriers may be blocking progress. The conversation elaborates on the meaning of these two barriers and how they may be overcome.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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