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Wed Dec-29-10 03:34 PM
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the amygdala is roughly the portion of our brain similar in ontogeny, gross anatomy, histology, and physiology, to the typical lizard brain. This is where the term arises amongst biologists, like me. Lizard brains don't generally have much of a cortex, its mostly amygdala. They are only trainable in the most rudimentary fashion. Alligators, if you feed them often enough, will form an association between your basic shape and food. They then become more likely to attempt to eat you.
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| -Brain thickness determines political leaning: study |
panzerfaust |
Dec-29-10 05:14 AM |
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K&R...nt |
old mark |
Dec-29-10 05:23 AM |
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i've always said jokingly that our |
DesertFlower |
Dec-29-10 05:25 AM |
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Which came first, the ideology or the brain-shape? /nt |
dorkulon |
Dec-29-10 05:50 AM |
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brain shape |
mopinko |
Dec-29-10 08:13 AM |
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New born identical twins separated at birth offer remarkably strong evidence that suggest |
Larry Ogg |
Dec-29-10 06:49 PM |
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getting your soul crushed in an authoritarian family or |
mopinko |
Dec-29-10 09:58 PM |
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The only study I've read.. |
sendero |
Dec-30-10 07:11 AM |
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"Um, uh, d'oh." - So-called 'Conservatives' (R) |
SpiralHawk |
Dec-29-10 05:54 AM |
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lol! |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 03:21 PM |
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interesting |
florida08 |
Dec-29-10 06:12 AM |
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That explains why Boner's always crying. |
go west young man |
Dec-29-10 11:17 AM |
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That explains why Boner's always crying. |
AlbertCat |
Dec-29-10 02:08 PM |
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Maybe all the alcohol has soaked |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 03:23 PM |
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Yesterday, I watched the new version movie of "12 Angry Men" and this seemed to be on display. |
Uncle Joe |
Dec-29-10 11:41 AM |
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Interesting ... I was just watching "Capitalism - A Love Story" by Michael Moore and .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:18 PM |
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everything they spout is pure emotion... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Dec-29-10 11:29 PM |
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To anyone familiar with the amygdala |
shawn703 |
Dec-29-10 06:16 AM |
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Here's some stuff from an article... |
rasputin1952 |
Dec-29-10 07:49 AM |
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It;s what Hunter Thompson called "the reptile brain" |
mudplanet |
Dec-29-10 11:21 AM |
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Republicans are sure primative |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Dec-29-10 02:44 PM |
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I think we already knew this anecdotally, no? |
mwb970 |
Dec-29-10 06:49 AM |
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So why are they winning? |
Botany |
Dec-29-10 06:59 AM |
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Even if you are more intelligent, if someone else plays the game better, they win. |
elocs |
Dec-29-10 09:03 AM |
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It's the Dunning-Kruger |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 03:27 PM |
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Dunning–Kruger effect: |
elocs |
Dec-29-10 03:42 PM |
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I was really happy and |
femrap |
Dec-29-10 06:22 PM |
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you have to know what the game is first. |
tomp |
Dec-30-10 05:18 AM |
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The rich, reactionary, and uncivilized are part of the base of Republicans. |
elocs |
Dec-30-10 09:35 AM |
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well, you're part of the way there. |
tomp |
Dec-31-10 08:49 AM |
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They aren't winning... |
nyc 4 Biden |
Dec-29-10 09:21 AM |
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It's easy to take advantage of people with empathy. |
ReadTomPaine |
Dec-29-10 12:19 PM |
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They are communicating better. |
harun |
Dec-29-10 12:48 PM |
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Because violence always wins ... and we've had 50+ years of rw political violence .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:23 PM |
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Not quite so... |
Bragi |
Dec-29-10 07:03 AM |
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Exactly. The right is expert at tailoring ads for their targets. |
aquart |
Dec-29-10 10:42 AM |
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Winner here |
AngryAmish |
Dec-29-10 10:53 AM |
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Wow, very well said. n/t |
Psephos |
Dec-29-10 01:53 PM |
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Perhaps ... but we also had a little different explanation of brain development |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:35 PM |
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Because they have found each other. They have formed a large group. |
glinda |
Dec-29-10 09:56 AM |
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The doubling down behavior you mention is perhaps the most marked characteristic. |
stubtoe |
Dec-29-10 11:25 AM |
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So why are they winning? |
Wednesdays |
Dec-29-10 04:00 PM |
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Why do you assume |
quakerboy |
Dec-29-10 11:15 PM |
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I assume we are normal because we believe things that are true. |
mwb970 |
Dec-30-10 06:46 AM |
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I think you missed my point. |
quakerboy |
Dec-30-10 10:23 AM |
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Just as I have alway thought ..... |
Botany |
Dec-29-10 06:53 AM |
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This reminds me of a Family Guy episode |
dmr |
Dec-29-10 12:58 PM |
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"9." I love that episode. My sister must have a teensy amygdala, because |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 01:39 PM |
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From eating paint chips and eating glue as kids....nt |
Evasporque |
Dec-29-10 06:55 AM |
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So, perhaps there is something measurable |
quaker bill |
Dec-29-10 06:58 AM |
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Lizard brains. Great term for em. |
go west young man |
Dec-29-10 11:23 AM |
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Actually, |
quaker bill |
Dec-29-10 03:34 PM |
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Amy G Dala sounds like a good screen name for that other site. |
peekaloo |
Dec-29-10 06:59 AM |
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I highly doubt this study. |
Dash87 |
Dec-29-10 07:00 AM |
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ive also seen studies that show every facet of our personalities is genetic |
meow mix |
Dec-29-10 07:45 AM |
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It is not all genetic. |
JDPriestly |
Dec-29-10 02:42 PM |
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was the study connected to the Pioneer Fund? nt |
MisterP |
Dec-29-10 03:10 PM |
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You really want to say that poverty is genetic? |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 05:06 PM |
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i dont know about any of that.. |
meow mix |
Dec-29-10 07:20 PM |
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That's true ... but being impoverished is not something genetic .... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-29-10 10:40 PM |
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I agree. It also doesn't explain the large chunks of geographic liberal "groups" and |
Rozlee |
Dec-29-10 10:11 AM |
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The way people vote is not representative of their personal views many times |
AngryAmish |
Dec-29-10 10:57 AM |
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Why would you expect interbreeding? |
jeff47 |
Dec-29-10 11:16 AM |
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And damaged right temporal lobes. nt |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 01:44 PM |
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This is not really new information |
RC |
Dec-29-10 05:25 PM |
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Do the anterior cingulates also control spelling ability? |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Dec-29-10 07:01 AM |
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It's called evolution. |
Dawgs |
Dec-29-10 07:04 AM |
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+1000 |
NYMdaveNYI |
Dec-29-10 06:42 PM |
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They're thin skinned! |
Joanne98 |
Dec-29-10 07:24 AM |
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Very interesting! |
lonestarnot |
Dec-29-10 07:34 AM |
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Probably correlates w/the thick skulls of RW'er's as well... |
rasputin1952 |
Dec-29-10 07:42 AM |
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It was also determined that Conservatives' hearts are two sizes too small. |
Orrex |
Dec-29-10 07:46 AM |
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It sounds like a prank... |
johnnyplankton |
Dec-29-10 07:55 AM |
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I thought it had to do with Skull Thickness |
Stevenmarc |
Dec-29-10 08:07 AM |
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Some people are just too dense to get it |
lunatica |
Dec-29-10 08:17 AM |
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Nowhere in this article is "trauma" or "childhood" mentioned |
yodermon |
Dec-29-10 08:25 AM |
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Implicit memories.... |
Thor_MN |
Dec-29-10 09:19 AM |
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Political leanings and world views are developed in early childhood. |
OnyxCollie |
Dec-29-10 09:32 AM |
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Fascinating. And it rings true. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-29-10 11:05 AM |
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Thank you |
saras |
Dec-29-10 08:57 PM |
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That might explain my earlier question about geographic differences |
Rozlee |
Dec-29-10 10:18 AM |
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I love it but wonder what determines this? |
LaurenG |
Dec-29-10 08:31 AM |
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... there was an article earlier this week that said ... |
Myrina |
Dec-29-10 08:34 AM |
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It's not a contradiction. |
OnyxCollie |
Dec-29-10 09:35 AM |
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And yet "social network" and "fixation on close relationships" |
Igel |
Dec-29-10 03:45 PM |
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i would have expected them |
barbtries |
Dec-29-10 08:34 AM |
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"A primitive part of the brain..." |
Cetacea |
Dec-29-10 08:34 AM |
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+1 |
musette_sf |
Dec-29-10 10:02 AM |
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I wonder how these findings associate with the "fight or flight" response? |
Javaman |
Dec-29-10 08:38 AM |
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Perfect sense |
Roy Rolling |
Dec-29-10 08:43 AM |
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"It was commissioned as a light-hearted experiment by actor Colin Firth" |
eShirl |
Dec-29-10 08:46 AM |
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Is the "Fight or Flight" processing is responsible for the binary thinking of conservatives? |
Thor_MN |
Dec-29-10 09:00 AM |
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I can't tell the difference between real news and what should be on the Onion anymore. n/t |
msanthrope |
Dec-29-10 09:16 AM |
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And nowhere was it said... |
Number_Six |
Dec-29-10 09:19 AM |
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I have a thicker anterior cingulates! |
Hugin |
Dec-29-10 09:25 AM |
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I always thought it was their medulla oblongata that made them ornery. |
JBoy |
Dec-29-10 09:32 AM |
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No Alligators are awnrey |
BobbyBoring |
Dec-29-10 11:40 AM |
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What about Liberal conversionism?? |
orbitalman |
Dec-29-10 09:37 AM |
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I did the same thing |
reggie the dog |
Dec-29-10 01:41 PM |
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This is why they like Fux/Beck and his crying ...and it's why they respond so well to fear. |
L0oniX |
Dec-29-10 09:39 AM |
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Truly! What looks like a total fraud, idiot, and lunatic to us is a superstar to them. n/t |
Judi Lynn |
Dec-29-10 03:23 PM |
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WTF? This kind of crap is front page stuff now? |
tjwash |
Dec-29-10 09:48 AM |
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Primitive Fear Brain vs Rational Cognitive Empathic Brain |
TalkingDog |
Dec-29-10 10:13 AM |
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Lizard brains! |
Hugin |
Dec-29-10 10:21 AM |
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Lizards eat other lizards. |
TalkingDog |
Dec-29-10 10:33 AM |
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The Neanderthal Gene??? n/t |
Downwinder |
Dec-29-10 10:38 AM |
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Waiting on the Peer Review |
Skelly |
Dec-29-10 10:47 AM |
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So are there fundamental brain changes in those who |
TexasProgresive |
Dec-29-10 11:05 AM |
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That's an interesting question, which came first ... n/t |
RKP5637 |
Dec-29-10 11:12 AM |
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Recommend!!! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Dec-29-10 11:11 AM |
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So.... |
bergie321 |
Dec-29-10 11:11 AM |
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My research shows something similar with bone structure |
social_critic |
Dec-29-10 11:34 AM |
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The news-reported "conclusion" from a study like this |
woo me with science |
Dec-29-10 11:50 AM |
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The brain like a muscle adapts to where it is used most... |
Fearless |
Dec-29-10 11:51 AM |
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Perhaps we're evolving into different species? I used to be able to talk to |
Emillereid |
Dec-29-10 12:15 PM |
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More Proof They are Thick-Headed. |
dballance |
Dec-29-10 12:19 PM |
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NASP of S |
whistler162 |
Dec-29-10 12:24 PM |
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DUers show their intelligence by believing crap like this. |
ItNerd4life |
Dec-29-10 12:27 PM |
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Playing with the results of the study is not "believing" it. Considering that the results of the |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 01:59 PM |
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Amygdala & Reptilian Brain |
pnorman |
Dec-29-10 12:27 PM |
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Conservatism is a chosen "life-style" |
MNBrewer |
Dec-29-10 12:52 PM |
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Hm. My observation is that a radical political stance is associated with thin skin. |
Buzz Clik |
Dec-29-10 12:53 PM |
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"I took this on as a fairly frivolous exercise: I just decided to find out what was biologically |
OregonBlue |
Dec-29-10 01:00 PM |
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Makes sense. Right wingers are clearly more vulnerable to manipulation via their emotions... |
DesertDiamond |
Dec-29-10 01:02 PM |
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I have asked my conservative associates why they are so fearful? |
alfredo |
Dec-29-10 01:17 PM |
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There's something familiar about the amygdala. |
rug |
Dec-29-10 02:20 PM |
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Totally the opposite of what pigboy Limbaugh says about us |
Kingofalldems |
Dec-29-10 02:40 PM |
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Limpbaugh has no prefrontal cortex |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Dec-29-10 02:46 PM |
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The old nurture vs. nature debate |
felix_numinous |
Dec-29-10 03:15 PM |
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Unscientific garbage. |
robcon |
Dec-29-10 03:19 PM |
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BULLSHIT. Ask anyone with Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's weather size is irrelevant. |
NoodleyAppendage |
Dec-29-10 05:30 PM |
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Your ignoranceorance of pathology/anatomy is understandable, but pathetic. |
robcon |
Dec-29-10 07:53 PM |
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Ph.D. in neuroscience, buddy. Move along now. n/t |
NoodleyAppendage |
Dec-29-10 07:55 PM |
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Because... |
valerief |
Dec-29-10 05:43 PM |
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Are you sure about that? No grey area? |
madisongrace |
Dec-29-10 08:28 PM |
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this study is off the mark. |
certainot |
Dec-29-10 03:39 PM |
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So we should |
felix_numinous |
Dec-29-10 03:51 PM |
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you never know... |
certainot |
Dec-29-10 05:15 PM |
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I think this study or something like this was discussed on Thom Hartmann today |
alp227 |
Dec-29-10 04:00 PM |
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I find studies like this fascinating |
Boudica the Lyoness |
Dec-29-10 04:31 PM |
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No surprise-I've long thought most rethugs are sociopaths with dysfunctional brains. nt |
earth mom |
Dec-29-10 04:36 PM |
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I'm no brainy, scientist-man, but I called this one six months ago. |
MilesColtrane |
Dec-29-10 05:03 PM |
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Completely different take. |
Downwinder |
Dec-29-10 05:34 PM |
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Nothing wrong with the old "nature nurture" argument here. |
forty6 |
Dec-29-10 07:18 PM |
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HAH! I was right! I posted a while back that there was a genetic difference!!! |
BrklynLiberal |
Dec-29-10 05:48 PM |
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We do all realize that RW radio will call liberals "thick brained" don't we?? |
underpants |
Dec-29-10 06:08 PM |
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Oh good, now that we have a test for this condition |
toddwv |
Dec-29-10 06:18 PM |
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So (if the study is true) repukes are no longer evil, uncaring, and immoral.. |
hughee99 |
Dec-29-10 06:36 PM |
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PRIMITIVE, you say? |
NYMdaveNYI |
Dec-29-10 06:43 PM |
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PRIMITIVE, you say? |
NYMdaveNYI |
Dec-29-10 06:43 PM |
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I always knew there were pieces missing in the illogical arguments of |
forty6 |
Dec-29-10 07:15 PM |
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Huh that's funny, |
Ticonderoga |
Dec-29-10 07:43 PM |
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I'll use this one to conteract.. |
mvd |
Dec-29-10 08:12 PM |
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How do they explain people who change their political views over time? |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Dec-29-10 08:52 PM |
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It's collectively all your life's experiences. From baby. To Toddler. To adolescent. |
bluesmail |
Dec-29-10 08:59 PM |
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Great Timing... |
earcandle |
Dec-29-10 11:30 PM |
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