Andrea Kuszewski is a behavior therapist and researcher who has written an interesting guest post on The Intersection.<\/p>\n
Can neuroscience provide evidence for a liberal and conservative thinking style?<\/p>\n
It may seem like a stretch to say that one could predict whether you lean left or right by looking at a brain scan\u00e2\u20ac\u201dno questions asked, no opinions voiced\u00e2\u20ac\u201dpurely based on your neuroanatomy. However, this might not be too far from reality\u00e2\u20ac\u201dat least insofar as predicting thinking style, which has been shown to be somewhat distinct based on party association.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And no, neuroscience determining something about your politics or other ways of thinking does not mean that genes determine how you vote!<\/p>\n
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Andrea Kuszewski is a behavior therapist and researcher who has written an interesting guest post on The Intersection. Can neuroscience provide evidence for a liberal and conservative thinking style? It may seem like a stretch to say that one could predict whether you lean left or right by looking at a brain scan\u00e2\u20ac\u201dno questions asked, … Continue reading Andrea Kuszewski on the neuroscience of politics<\/span>