Cons have larger fear centers in their brains. Scientists at the
University of London say that conservatives have an enlarged
"fear" area in their brains, and smaller areas associated with
courage and optimism. The London Telegraph reports: Scientists
have found that people with conservative views have brains with
larger amygdalas, almond shaped areas in the centre of the brain
often associated with anxiety and emotions. On the other hand,
they have a smaller anterior cingulate, an area at the front of
the brain associated with courage and looking on the bright side
of life. The researches say there is a direct correlation
between the sizes of those areas and one's political views. Is
it an unfortunate evolutionary holdover, or the product of bad
upbringing? Whether it be an unfortunate evolutionary holdover
or a mental disease transmitted by our parents-the science is
apparently still up in the air-academic researchers have surely
amassed enough evidence of psychopathology that conservatism can
listed in the