Life Sciences Brain Science and Politics

AeryFairy

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Neurological studies suggesting that varying parts of your brain have an effect on where you align yourself politically. A very interesting read.

It may seem like a stretch to say that one could predict whether you lean left or right by looking at a brain scan—no questions asked, no opinions voiced—purely based on your neuroanatomy. However, this might not be too far from reality—at least insofar as predicting thinking style, which has been shown to be somewhat distinct based on party association.
Does brain structure determine your beliefs, or do your beliefs change your brain structure? What about those who switch parties at some point? How do they fit in to this model? We’ll be discussing all of this. It’s a complicated issue with lots of variables in play, so we’re going to take a pretty deep look into this topic from all angles, so we can draw the most accurate conclusions.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/i...e-neuroscience-of-liberals-and-conservatives/
 
I'm on overload...too much to read/comprehend in the few minutes I have right now, lol. But I think I like it...it's very interesting!