"In other words, there is some reason to believe that when religious subjects listened to Christians they perceived as being charismatic—even if the speaker did not make a special effort to use persuasive words or tone of voice—they actually “turned down” the parts of their brains responsible for judging what they heard and, in Schjoedt’s words, effectively “handed them over” to someone else."

"If our interpretation of the results is correct, our study may be indicative of a general effect of stereotype interaction. Doctors, judges, teachers, officers, etc., who are recognized as having special competencies, may all benefit (or suffer) from ‘stereotype’ effects, and this neural mechanism may play a central role in the general dynamics of social authority and obedience as observed in the early behavioural studies by Stanley Milgram…"