(单选题)

Why did the author mention ancient Buddhist belief about a stable “self”? ( )

A.cause it is the Buddhis belief that a growing number of research is based on.
B. Because the research findings are contradictory to the Buddhist belief in a stable “self”.

B.Because the Buddhist belief also claim that a stable “self” does not actually exist.

C.Because the neuroscience research indicates that the ancient belief no longer applies.

参考答案：C

参考解析：

细节题。根据题目中的关键词Buddhist belief定位到第八段For example, ... ancient Buddhist belief ... is nothing more than an illusion. 可知大量神经科学研究是支持古老的佛教观念的，即稳定的“自我”这一概念只是一种幻觉罢了。而本文中提到的研究也表明了人的性格并不稳定。A项：无中生有；BC项与原文表述相反。故本题正确答案选C。

知识点：细节题英语阅读理解通用英语