Ah, the brain... sometimes it works, other times not so much. But it always reacts. And we think that's pretty cool. The New York Times thinks it's pretty cool, too, and conducted an MRI study comparing brain activity reacting to party affiliation (men's brains reacted to Democrat or Republican, but not Independent), Hillary Clinton (photos triggered feelings of conflicting impulses), Mitt Romney (anxiety!), Fred Thompson (empathy), and John Edwards (disgust, negative emotions). Strangely, swing voters had little activity in the areas of thought or feelings on McCain or Obama. You just can't argue with science! After the jump, key findings from the study.
Politics On The Brain
Politics On The Brain
Politics On The Brain
Ah, the brain... sometimes it works, other times not so much. But it always reacts. And we think that's pretty cool. The New York Times thinks it's pretty cool, too, and conducted an MRI study comparing brain activity reacting to party affiliation (men's brains reacted to Democrat or Republican, but not Independent), Hillary Clinton (photos triggered feelings of conflicting impulses), Mitt Romney (anxiety!), Fred Thompson (empathy), and John Edwards (disgust, negative emotions). Strangely, swing voters had little activity in the areas of thought or feelings on McCain or Obama. You just can't argue with science! After the jump, key findings from the study.