Apple logo/imagery causes 'religious' reaction in brains of fans.

"According to the neuroscientists, the scan revealed that there were marked differences in Brooks’ reactions to the different products. Previously, the scientists had studied the brains of those of religious faith, and they found that, as Riley puts it: 'The Apple products are triggering the same bits of brain as religious imagery triggers in a person of faith.'"

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-causes-religious-reaction-in-brains-of-fans-say-neuroscientists/

Slashdot discusion: http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/05/19/1410245/Apple-Causes-Religious-Reaction-In-Brains-of-Fans

Talk about a marketing coup!

Failing that, the holy church of iphone.

Burning Bush?

:evilgrin:

:-)

The Apple worshipper probably has a better BMI... :)

They were bought by a conglomerate (Unilever products), and it's now full of gums and artificial sweeteners. The last time I tried the chocolate, it left a paste and a chemical aftertaste in my mouth.

Surprisingly, they make a natural vanilla that reminds me of the old classic Breyer's vanilla. The ingredients are simple -- you know, stuff like milk & cream & sugar.

I haven't tried it yet because it is a bit more pricey than the other brands.

People will sleep on the damn sidewalk to get in to see the Flying Microchip and App Monster.

by the Apple culture.

LOL!

by Apple and their cult like followers.

They associate with religious stories. The essence of religion is word association. Did he only test Christians? How did it work on Hindus and Buddhists?

On our Paris honeymoon recently, my husband approached the Apple store in the Louvre (it IS impressive) with religious reverence. I've never seen such a mystical expression on his face, ever. Then, to complete the sublime/surreal experience, he insisted on eating at McDonald's.

You can't make this shit up. And yes, I love him to pieces.

Apple has a store in the Louvre?

It's directly under I.M. Pei's pyramid. As you walk from the Metro to the entrance to the museum, there are a large number of high-end shops on the lower level, and a food court (with said McDonald's) on the mezzanine level. The Apple store occupies two floors of prime real estate in the "courtyard" where the pyramid's inverted point is suspended in light over the lower lobby. The store itself is 100% glass, with a glass-and-steel spiral staircase.

To complete the surreal experience, swarms of Japanese tourists wearing face masks stream through the place en masse, like schools of fish.

Although it was my third visit to Paris, the Louvre this time was a disappointing experience, as was my beloved Musee d'Orsay, which closed its doors in the early afternoon because of the crowds. It simply could not accommodate more visitors.

A much more rewarding and peaceful spot is the Musee du Moyen Age at Cluny. No crowds, just quiet and beautiful objects treated with reverence. And an itty bitty gift shop, barely worth mentioning.

Mine has become one of "us" recently, especially since we've adopted our newest addition, a brand new iMac named Albert.

BTW...totally jealous that you saw the Paris store. I hope you included pics in your wedding album. ;) OH!! And CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We traveled with 2 MacBooks, 1 iPad, 3 iPhones, a bag of chargers, and one amazing little $35 voltage converter that was constantly in use recharging things.

And, yes, we have a photo of JimiJ experiencing his religious epiphany under the Pyramid of Pei.

Vive la France!

who "claims to think about Apple 24 hours a day" and then extrapolated their findings to millions of other people?

Or perhaps the researchers didn't do that, but the people who needed a provocative headline did.

I've heard flame wars between Apple and PC folks that sound an awful lot like theological disputes.

debate (pretty certain alcohol was involved). The Apple/PC thing isn't new, simply the products. Chevy vs Ford. Saddles vs Buggies.

:popcorn:

Honestly who the fuck cares which electronic product you use? The DU Apple-haters display a lot of religiousity to me.

:toast:

One-upped ya both!

:party:

Now, I'm glad we can see the mental manipulation being fostered by that heretic Apple faith. ;-)

If you guys would just shut the fuck up with your Apple Bashing everything would be A-OK.

To tell you the truth, I see a lot more Religiousity coming from Apple-Haters, LOL.

I know not a single PC user that gives rats ass one about MACs or MAC users. BUT every MAC user I know endlessly rants about PCs. Disconnect much?

It was a constant disinformation campaign coming from those guys. FUD FUD FUD all day long. Just let me do my work and be quiet, but NO.

So I know what the fuck I am talking about.

You are just projecting.

Take DU for example, there is some insignificant dumbass Apple-bashing thread like this one at least every day. The Apple-Basher go HYSTERICAL EMOTIONAL AND NUTS.

The Apple users are quite happy in our little ghetto not bothering anybody

I use Windows as well, so I have the best of both worlds.

And it is Mac, not MAC. MAC is a cosmetics company.

... screams the perfectly rational, non-emotional mac hippy...

"Steve Jobs is Worse that Dick Cheney!"

while I kneel at the penguin altar next to my workstation... ;-)

:patriot:

...and how inferior they are to your MAC. You are doing it now.

on my Mac when they couldn't and I fixed their MS OFFICE files when they fucked them up on their PC's.

Like I said, you are doing it now.

before I did not say a FUCKING THING when I helped them

...and how 'superior' MACs are. Unique, you are.

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:toast:

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thanks for the laugh.

(Um, meaning around 60 AD, feeding to the lions and such, not the mess of the third and fourth centuries. I guess if it needs a clarification for history students, it's probably not a successful joke.)

lolz

You WILL be assimilated.

bashing Pepsi?

Get a grip.

Coke, however is a different story.

:rofl:

But they do make good products.

Donate to DU, and you may have the same reaction.....

"You haven't accept apple in to your heart?!?!? I must save this poor lost soul"

The righteous indignation on this thread is delicious. I think I've found my new guilty please.

Sort of like Harley Davidson riders. Cult mode. It is funny to watch actually.

Obsessed with "evil" Apple users and their "secret plots",

you just don't stop, do you?

Calm down. You are freaking out because people are attacking Apple. Do you not see how ridiculous that is?

Computers are just tools. Some people like Craftsmen tools and other like Black and Decker.

I like both.

I think the Apple-Hater "MUST DESTROY APPLE AND APPLE USERS BY POSTING HATEFUL THREADS ON DU" is ridiculous. It is just silly. I think there is a ton of projection in it.

An analogy - you guys are acting like the cola wars are real.

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Same mindset.

Why in the world would they spend hours and hours of time posting silly anti-Apple threads on DU? There seems to be some kind of compulsion to spread disinformation. MUST DESTROY APPLE! It is silly.

I think there is some kind of weird projection on their part. Computers are just tools. Some people like craftsmen tools, others like black and decker.

"Why in the world would they spend hours and hours of time posting silly anti-Apple threads on DU?"

I'd imagine for the same reason that people "spend hours and hours of time posting" comments, observations and opinions about that very same.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other... :shrug:

This is pure commercial propaganda... the efforts to shame those into not buying another company's product is all too revealing. Funny thing, I find more conservos bashing Apple because the right see's the Mac as an alternative to the most used operating system. It's all about, "One of us".

The cult mentality goes both ways, and the bashing of Apple is pretty well documented throughout the web. Get over it... a lot people(especially in design and art) prefer OSX and Macs because they are better for those purposes.