Not long ago we did a story on new studies pertinent to some of what we see happening in society:
Here is one to add:
Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain - latimes.com - see the link for methodology and interpretation
In a simple experiment reported today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, scientists at NYU and UCLA show that political orientation is related to differences in how the brain processes information. Previous psychological studies have found that conservatives tend to be more structured and persistent in their judgments whereas liberals are more open to new experiences. The latest study found those traits are not confined to political situations but also influence everyday decisions. The results show "there are two cognitive styles -- a liberal style and a conservative style," said UCLA neurologist Dr. Marco Iacoboni, who was not connected to the latest research.
These are pretty cool exaggerations of reality. Actually, when you look at the political spectrum chart, the Democrats and Republicans are clustered in a very small area. Differences are fairly negligible, with everyone pretty much in the right cluster, differing primarily on the libertarian v authoritarian scale. (Notice a couple of individual non-politicians who "don't fit the mold." I would imagine these are more probably in real life than in the political realm.)
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