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Screenshot of a Tweet showing a figure from a 2011 neuroscience study which suggests that subjects who held conservative views typically have larger amygdala than more liberal minded people. The tweet, by Jospeh Bronski, insists that this makes it clear that left-wing people have 'underdeveloped' amygdala, and can't understand fear and danger, and so on.

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Screenshot of a Tweet showing a figure from a 2011 neuroscience study which suggests that subjects who held conservative views typically have larger amygdala than more liberal minded people. The tweet, by Jospeh Bronski, insists that this makes it clear that left-wing people have 'underdeveloped' amygdala, and can't understand fear and danger, and so on.
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Dean Burnett (that brains guy) (garwboy@ohai.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 08:46:04 JST Dean Burnett (that brains guy)

My mate Liam recently sent me this, to get my take on it.
Basically, assuming the results quoted are valid (never a 100% guarantee neuroscience), the 'interpretation' posted is a WILD leap of logic and speculation, and a drastic misunderstanding of how anything works.
#Brains #Neuroscience
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