Regular Islamic prayers have different corpus callosum: a shape analysis study

Abstract Background Religious practices and experiences are thought to involve a variety of thoughts behaviors, various studies hypothesize the relationship between religion changes in brain. The aim this study was evaluate corpus callosum (CC) prayers by statistical shape analysis (SSA) compare it with healthy ones who did not. Methods group consisted 13 people pray regularly control 14 not pray. Participants were scanned 1.5 T scanner high-resolution structural image entire brain obtained sagittal 3D spiral fast spin echo. In mid-sagittal images each individual, CC marked using landmarks. mean 'Procrustes' points calculated deformations evaluated thin plate spline analysis. Results There no significant difference area controls. Maximum deformation observed body rostrum region markings during prayers. other parameters individuals performed regular compared Conclusions Corpus SSA revealed differences healthies. findings highlighted abnormal distribution white matter variable subregional nature showed that could be useful technique show variations MRI images.