having some trouble locating the actual study. it looks like it may have just been announced. and these people put out lots of stuff.
this page is from university college london and links to both the wellcome institute, which is the institutional space from which the study originated, and to a bbc radio program that features a discussion with one of the authors
Left wing or right wing? It's written in the brain
the radio program appears to be the source for the other coverage.
in one or another of the press blurbs i've been going through, this caveat from Geraint Rees, the neurologist who carried out the study:
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He cautions that, because the study was carried out only on adults, there is no way to tell what came first -- the brain differences or the political opinions.
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which means basically that the apparent circle pointed out earlier is an actual circle.
it'd be nice to read the study.
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this piece explains it:
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An experiment has found differences between the brains of progressives and conservatives.
Head scans of students at University College London, conducted by neuroscientist Geraint Rees, showed a "strong correlation" between thickness in two regions, the amygdala and the anterior cingulate, and political viewpoint.
Rees said he was "very surprised" by the finding because the experiment was a lighthearted item commissioned by Colin Firth for his guest-editing slot on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The actor has said he no longer supports the Lib Dems, and joked about Nick Clegg: "I think we should have him scanned."
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Political allegiances linked to brain structure, study finds | Politics | The Guardian