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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 06:45 PM
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Study: GOP brains Abby-normal, compared to Dems
Edited on Tue Apr-12-11 06:47 PM by Joey Liberal
Study: GOP brains Abby-normal, compared to Dems

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110411/pl_yblog_theticket/will-president-obama-and-the-house-gop-ever-agree-science-suggests-no

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Using data from MRI scans, researchers at the University College London found that liberals have
a larger anterior cingulate cortex--a gray matter of the brain associated with understanding complexity.
Meanwhile, conservatives are more likely to have a larger amygdala, an almond-shaped area that is
associated with fear, anxiety and all-round assholiness.


We knew it all the time, didn't we?

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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 06:46 PM
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1. And with Pubs marrying Pubs, they are loading up on the wrong
kinds of genes. Not good for all of us.

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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 06:48 PM
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3. Yes, its a scary situation for sure:).... nt
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 06:48 PM
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2. They lack the compassion gene, eh??? Thought so all along.
heheeeeeeee.
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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 06:50 PM
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5. But they have plenty of hate:)...... nt
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 06:49 PM
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4. And they're awfully hard to see under a microscope...
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Sheepshank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 07:41 PM
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6. I think they forgot to include rw "paranoia" n/a
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Urban Prairie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 08:10 PM
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7. I always suspected that their auditory canals were much smaller as well.
Wouldn't want any of those pea-sized bits of that scarce gray matter rattling around in their skulls accidentally bouncing out of their ears, now would they?

:)
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