Here’s what you’ll learn in this story:Neurospirituality crosses multiple disciplines to study how and why the human brain has a sense of the divine. So it might seem counterintuitive that some researchers dedicate their careers to understanding how the brain relates to belief in higher powers. Ferguson’s research focuses on neurospirituality, which investigates the intersection of neuroscience and spiritual experiences. Still, to ask whether the human brain is hardwired to believe in god “sort of implies a hardwirer,” says Dr. Andrew Newberg, a professor in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University. Ferguson speculates that those who don’t believe in a god may be socialized differently, so it could be a question of nurture.