ðə bˈænd nˈeɪm wʌz dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌm ɐn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌvðɪ ˈɛksfˈaɪlz ðæt dɹˈæmɐtˌaɪzd ɐ θˈiəɹi ɐbˌaʊt ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə hjˈuːmən bɹˈeɪn ɹˈuːmɚd təbi ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ mæŋkˈaɪndz bᵻlˈiːf ɪn ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ænd ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv ɡˈɑːd.
The band name was derived from an episode of The X-Files that dramatized a theory about a part of the human brain rumored to be responsible for mankind's belief in religion and the concept of God.