The brain can change well into your 60s, but the differences between conservative/liberal brain’s is so obvious that with like 15 minutes of training anyone can correctly determine political leaning with around an 80% accuracy rate
Which sounds pretty accurate until you remember that ~30% don’t vote…
the differences between conservative/liberal brain’s is so obvious that with like 15 minutes of training anyone can correctly determine political leaning with around an 80% accuracy rate
This reads like pseudoscience to me. Sounds like you’re leaning on cultural touchstones to describe physiological differences.
And then it becomes freaky accurate.
Polling would be substantially more accurate if it was.
Ideological differences between partisans may reflect distinct neural processes, and they can predict who’s right and who’s left of center with 82.9 percent accuracy, outperforming the “your parents pick your party” model. It also out-predicts another neural model based on differences in brain structure, which distinguishes liberals from conservatives with 71.6 percent accuracy.
The article you sent does not say that anyone can do it with 15 min. of training. It speaks of different levels of activity in different parts of the brain in an MRI scan. I myself do not have an MD, but I’m pretty sure reading an MRI to look at brain activity takes a little bit more effort.
I may have misinterpreted your previous message a bit as well, but as I understood it you implied that the way your amygdala is determines your political leanings. The article says it may be the other way around, like with London cab drivers having their brains change as they study the layout of the city. I’m sorry if I misunderstood you there.
I’m pretty sure reading an MRI to look at brain activity takes a little bit more effort.
It doesn’t…
You point at the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala.
If one is big and the other small, that’s enough to categorize.
I know most people aren’t aware of it, but its not some super rare phenomena that only a single article has been written about it, and that article contains everything.
That’s fundamental though, that applies to almost every time someone says something they know, then finds a relevant article off the first page of a search engine.
I didn’t go thru my comment line by line and source every comment with an article that backs up everything I said.
That and a larger amygdala…
The brain can change well into your 60s, but the differences between conservative/liberal brain’s is so obvious that with like 15 minutes of training anyone can correctly determine political leaning with around an 80% accuracy rate
Which sounds pretty accurate until you remember that ~30% don’t vote…
And then it becomes freaky accurate.
This reads like pseudoscience to me. Sounds like you’re leaning on cultural touchstones to describe physiological differences.
Polling would be substantially more accurate if it was.
Have any links, videos, ect I can check out that back up those claims?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/study-predicts-political-beliefs-with-83-percent-accuracy-17536124/
Nothing wrong with asking for a source, but it’s a good habit to try yourself first. Especially with the lower activity in Lemmy.
The article you sent does not say that anyone can do it with 15 min. of training. It speaks of different levels of activity in different parts of the brain in an MRI scan. I myself do not have an MD, but I’m pretty sure reading an MRI to look at brain activity takes a little bit more effort.
I may have misinterpreted your previous message a bit as well, but as I understood it you implied that the way your amygdala is determines your political leanings. The article says it may be the other way around, like with London cab drivers having their brains change as they study the layout of the city. I’m sorry if I misunderstood you there.
Have a good day and thanks for sending this :)
It doesn’t…
You point at the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala.
If one is big and the other small, that’s enough to categorize.
I know most people aren’t aware of it, but its not some super rare phenomena that only a single article has been written about it, and that article contains everything.
That’s fundamental though, that applies to almost every time someone says something they know, then finds a relevant article off the first page of a search engine.
I didn’t go thru my comment line by line and source every comment with an article that backs up everything I said.
Use some critical thinking