Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain

Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show.

Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives because of how their brains work.

In a simple experiment reported todayin the journal Nature Neuroscience, scientists at New York University and UCLA show that political orientation is related to differences in how the brain processes information. Full Story »

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by Michael Todd - Nov. 13, 2009

I'm particularly pleased that in a short report the author included a healthy dose of methodology, allowing the reader to determine how much stock to place in the findings.

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