“The differences between liberals and conservatives run wide and deep, and a new study suggests they may even be reflected in the very structure of their brains.
In the study, led by Ryota Kanai of the University College London, people who identified themselves as liberals generally had a larger anterior cingulate cortex — a comma-shaped region near the front of the brain that is involved in decision-making. By contrast, those who identified as conservatives had larger amygdalas — almond-shaped structures that are linked with emotional learning and the processing of fear. (More on TIME.com: In Politics, It's Survival of the Fittest, Literally)
These structural differences, the authors suggest, support previous reports of differences in personality: liberals tend to be better at managing conflicting information, while conservatives are though to be better at recognizing threats, researchers said. "Previously, some psychological traits were known to be predictive of an individual's political orientation," said Kanai in a press release. "Our study now links such personality traits with specific brain structure."
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/08/liberal-vs-conservative-does-the-difference-lie-in-the-brain/#ixzz1JFBytMbP…”
That explains it. I have some great friends that are Republicans. They are good people and they are smart but for years I been saying how can my friends be so evil and so stupid.
Now I have the answer. They just have a large amygdalas.
So I should not hate them. They just had a brain that grew to have a large amygdalas.
Now does this show up in a baby before it is born? (See why we need funding for Planned Parenthood?)
If a student is known to have a large amygdalas can education change it? (See why we love education, teachers and the Department of Education?)
OK OK.. relax and chill…I am kidding of course… I do think there is something to this study and the others studies on this type of subject. I have posted about some of those other studies in the past.
It would explain a great deal.
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