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Study Links Brain Structure to Authoritarian Beliefs
4/21/2025
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- A groundbreaking study in *Neuroscience* reveals striking brain differences tied to authoritarian beliefs in young adults. Those with right-wing authoritarian views exhibited less gray matter in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, while left-wing authoritarians showed thinner cortex in the right anterior insula, shedding light on the neurobiological roots of political extremes.
