Advertisement

December 29, 2010

Political Views Linked to Brain Structure

Richard Alleyne, Telegraph


Telegraph

Scientists have found that people with conservative views have brains with larger amygdalas, almond shaped areas in the centre of the brain often associated with anxiety and emotions.

On the otherhand, they have a smaller anterior cingulate, an area at the front of the brain associated with courage and looking on the bright side of life.

The "exciting" correlation was found by scientists at University College London who scanned the brains of two members of parliament and a number of students.

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: brain scan, genetics, amygdala, brain structure, Politics

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

May 4, 2012
Behold, I Am America's Amygdala
Jerry Bowyer, Forbes
I am America’s amygdala. I reside in the temporal lobe of the human brain, near the hippocampus. There are two of me in each normal human brain, and we are both shaped like an almond, after which we are named. I am part... more ››
May 16, 2012
Influence of Any One Gene on Politics Is Likely Small
Cornell University
Genetic factors explain some of the variation in a wide range of people’s political attitudes and economic decisions – such as preferences toward environmental policy and financial risk taking – but most... more ››
May 4, 2012
Does Genetics Reveal a Jewish 'Race'?
Jon Entine, Jewish Daily Forward
In his new book, “Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People,” Harry Ostrer, a medical geneticist and professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, claims that Jews are different, and the ... more ››
May 5, 2012
Scans Look Inside the Mind of 'Man's Best Friend'
Brandon Keim, Wired
Brain scans of dogs could give researchers a new tool for studying what happens in the mind of man’s best friend.“I think it could open a whole new type of research on cognition,” said neuroscientist Greg Berns... more ››
|