01-30-2012, 04:54 PM
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Keeneland
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Brains of self-identified conservatives: fear, anger, aggression
Conservatives Big on Fear, Brain Study Finds
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Published on April 19, 2011 by Nigel Barber, Ph.D.
Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during states of fear and anxiety. Liberals had more gray matter at least in the anterior cingulate cortex, a region of the brain that helps people cope with complexity.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...in-study-finds
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Conservatives tended to have a larger right amygdala – a region involved in detecting threats and responding to fearful stimuli. People with this brain structure are likely more sensitive to disgust and threatening facial expressions and tend to “respond to threatening situations with more aggression,” the study says.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/reth...ve-brains/3896
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