Why the internet can make us so aggressive

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Originally Posted by randallscott35

Ummm, there are a number of people on here who about as arrogant and prick like as it comes. Would they be this way in person? I highly doubt it.

Because their orbitofrontal cortexes are busy telling their amygdalas to play nice!

Well, that and it's hard to punch someone from seven states away.

I'm so pleased I retained "orbitofrontal cortex" and "amygdala" from that article that I think I'll go have a drink and kill off the brain cells currently responsible for remembering that.