A scientific study at Britain’s University College London finds that conservative brains have a larger “fear center” and smaller center of courage and optimism. No wonder the Tea Party hates science and foreigners.
Brain scans found that political conservatives tend to have a larger amygdala, often called the “primitive brain,” the structure responsible for emotions like fear. Conservatives also seem to have a smaller anterior cingulate, the part of the brain responsible for courage and optimism.
If this news makes you want to check your own amygdala, you can’t miss it. It’s that almond-shaped mass in the temporal lobes adjacent to the hippocampus.
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