Authors
David M Amodio, John T Jost, Sarah L Master, Cindy M Yee
Publication date
2007/10
Journal
Nature neuroscience
Volume
10
Issue
10
Pages
1246-1247
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group US
Description
Political scientists and psychologists have noted that, on average, conservatives show more structured and persistent cognitive styles, whereas liberals are more responsive to informational complexity, ambiguity and novelty. We tested the hypothesis that these profiles relate to differences in general neurocognitive functioning using event-related potentials, and found that greater liberalism was associated with stronger conflict-related anterior cingulate activity, suggesting greater neurocognitive sensitivity to cues for altering a habitual response pattern.
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DM Amodio, JT Jost, SL Master, CM Yee - Nature neuroscience, 2007