Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain


	Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain

TheCatWhisperer

9-11-2007 7:53 AM

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science, neuroscience, left-wing, right-wing

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9-11-2007 9:19 AM

ericskiff

That makes sense to me. The true differences between "left" and "right" to me (although, perhaps tellingly, I think theres a lot of overlap between the two groups) is the ability to see things in only black and white, or to deal with shades of grey.

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