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New to Routledge in 20 11 Reli gion, Brain & Behavi or Published in association with the Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion www.ibcsr.org

Editors The aim of Religion, Brain & Behavior (RBB ) is to provide a vehicle for the advancement of Patrick McNamara, Boston University current biological approaches to understanding religion at every level from brain to behavior. RBB Richard Sosis, University of Connecticut unites multiple disciplinary perspectives that share these interests. The journal seeks empirical Wesley J. Wildman, Boston University and theoretical studies that reflect rigorous scientific standards and a sophisticated appreciation Assistant Editor of the academic study of religion. James Haag, Suffolk University RBB welcomes contributions from a wide array of biological and related disciplines, including: International Editorial Board • cognitive science • cognitive neuroscience Candace Alcorta, University of Connecticut Nancy Ammerman, Boston University • evolutionary psychology • social psychology Scott Atran, University of Michigan Nina Azari, University of Hawaii • evolutionary anthropology • genetics Justin Barrett, Oxford University • social neuroscience • neurology Jesse Bering, Queen’s University, Belfast Paul Bloom, Yale University • demography • bioeconomics Pascal Boyer, Washington University in St. Louis A Warren Brown, Fuller Theological Seminary • neuroeconomics • physiology S U

Joseph Bulbulia, Victoria University , • developmental psychology • psychology of religion C D

Philip Clayton, Claremont Graduate University n

Adam B. Cohen, Arizona State University o

• moral psychology • archaeology t Lee Cronk, Rutgers University g n i

Daniel Dennett, Tufts University • mimetics • behavioral ecology h s Robin Dunbar, Oxford University a W

• epidemiology • public health Robert Emmons, University of California, Davis , s s

Ernst Fehr, University of Zurich e • cultural evolution • religious studies r Daniel Fessler, University of California, Los Angeles g n

Armin Geertz, Aarhus University o C

In summary, RBB considers high quality papers in any aspect of the brain-behavior nexus William Scott Green, University of Miami f o

Marc Hauser, Harvard University related to religion. y r a

Joseph Henrich, University of British Columbia r b i

William Irons, Northwestern University L

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Dominic Johnson, University of Edinburgh n o i

Eric Kaufmann, University of London t c e

Deborah Kelemen, Boston University l l Lee Kirkpatrick, College of William and Mary o C Author Instructions d

Pierre Liénard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas l Mike McCullough, University of Miami a w

Papers for consideration should be sent to the Editors at: [email protected] n

Andrew Newberg, University of Pennsylvania e s

Ara Norenzayan, University of British Columbia o R

Instructions for manuscript preparation: Kenneth Pargament, Bowling Green State University . J

Ilkka Pyysiäinen, University of Helsinki g

• Authors should format articles using APA Style, being sure to submit a version n i

Peter Richerson, University of California, Davis s s

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Steven Schachter, Harvard University L

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Todd Shackelford, Oakland University • Target articles and review articles are maximum 10,000 words in length, including n o Jeffrey Schloss, Westmont College i g i

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Ann Taves, University of California, Santa Barbara e R

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Robert Trivers, Rutgers University f o Fraser Watts, Cambridge University studies are no longer than 6,000 words in length, including notes and references. b Harvey Whitehouse, Oxford University e

• Use no more than two layers of headings. Use endnotes rather than footnotes. W

David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University , e

Paul J. Zak, Claremont Graduate University k

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