Sam get real. If you cannot come up with a valid critique of the study, and I've given you the sources, then say so.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's a study by the actor Colin Firth for a radio show. Do you > really want to site a neurological study co-authored by an Oscar > Winner as proof of your silly claim? > > . > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> OK Sam what is the criticism of the research. Here's the original >> study. As I mentioned its been replicated elsewhere and also with non >> university samples and the results hold. >> >> So after reading the study, please tell us why its crap? Myself and >> many neuroscientists would be most interested in hearing your insights >> on this. Is it sampling error, experimenter characteristics, blinding >> problems, statistical analysis or experimental design problems. If you >> are going to say its crap then say why, just don't make the statement >> without backup. >> >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21474316 >> >> Curr Biol. 2011 Apr 26;21(8):677-80. Epub 2011 Apr 7. >> Political orientations are correlated with brain structure in young adults. >> Kanai R, Feilden T, Firth C, Rees G. >> Source >> University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 >> Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK. r.ka...@ucl.ac.uk >> Abstract >> Substantial differences exist in the cognitive styles of liberals and >> conservatives on psychological measures. Variability in political >> attitudes reflects genetic influences and their interaction with >> environmental factors. Recent work has shown a correlation between >> liberalism and conflict-related activity measured by event-related >> potentials originating in the anterior cingulate cortex. Here we show >> that this functional correlate of political attitudes has a >> counterpart in brain structure. In a large sample of young adults, we >> related self-reported political attitudes to gray matter volume using >> structural MRI. We found that greater liberalism was associated with >> increased gray matter volume in the anterior cingulate cortex, whereas >> greater conservatism was associated with increased volume of the right >> amygdala. These results were replicated in an independent sample of >> additional participants. Our findings extend previous observations >> that political attitudes reflect differences in self-regulatory >> conflict monitoring and recognition of emotional faces by showing that >> such attitudes are reflected in human brain structure. Although our >> data do not determine whether these regions play a causal role in the >> formation of political attitudes, they converge with previous work to >> suggest a possible link between brain structure and psychological >> mechanisms that mediate political attitudes. >> Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. >> >> ------------------ >> >> Her's a good discussion of the study and several others. >> >> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2011/09/07/your-brain-on-politics-the-cognitive-neuroscience-of-liberals-and-conservatives/ >> >> What I am struck with about this work is how it may explain why >> conservatives and progressives find it so difficult to communicate >> with each other. All too often they are talking past one another. >> These results may explain why > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346888 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
