I could kiss Leslie. That said, I\u2019m leery of \u201cbiology is destiny.\u201d I don\u2019t want to believe that our views are hard-wired. However, we clearly have difficulty changing our views. Of course, we don\u2019t know if brain differences are the result of attitude-views or vice versa.<\/p>\n
\u00bb Are liberals crazy? Keep reading | ABQ Journal<\/a> By Leslie Linthicum \/ Of the Journal<\/a> on Thu, May 2, 2013<\/p>\n From a study published in \u201cBiology,\u201d MRIs of self-reported liberals found more volume in the anterior cingulate cortex of the brain, which provides tolerance to uncertainty, whereas self-reported conservatives had more volume in the right amygdala, where fear is processed<\/font>.<\/p>\n From another study published in \u201cCurrent Biology\u201d: \u201cIn general, liberals are more open-minded, creative, curious, and novelty seeking, whereas conservatives are more orderly, conventional, and better organized.\u201d And another study in the journal \u201cDreaming\u201d that is even less responsive to your question but still interesting found conservatives slept more soundly and had mundane dreams while liberals were more restless sleepers with bizarre dreams.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00bb Are liberals crazy? Keep reading | ABQ Journal<\/a><\/p>\n I resisted linking to a study that showed that when packaging compared energy efficient bulbs to wasteful bulbs without comment, conservatives and liberals both bought energy efficiency. But when packaging added environmental messages, conservatives shunned those bulbs. peace, mjh<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I could kiss Leslie. That said, I\u2019m leery of \u201cbiology is destiny.\u201d I don\u2019t want to believe that our views are hard-wired. However, we clearly have difficulty changing our views. Of course, we don\u2019t know if brain differences are the result of attitude-views or vice versa. \u00bb Are liberals crazy? Keep reading | ABQ Journal … Continue reading Are liberals crazy? Keep reading by Leslie Linthicum<\/span> \n