"Liberalism was associated with stronger conflict-related anterior cingulate activity, suggesting greater neurocognitive sensitivity to cues for altering a habitual response pattern."Essentially, conservatives tend to rely on ‘persistence’ in a ‘habitual response pattern,’ despite signals that this response pattern should change... (i.e. "stay the course")
Liberals have more gray matter in a part of the brain associated with understanding complexity - the anterior cingulate cortex, while the conservative brain is bigger in the section related to processing fear - the right amygdala.
Liberal: ...generous, abundant, lavish, broadminded, tolerant, enlightened, charitable, free, advanced
Antonym:
Conservative: ...stingy, miserly, reactionary, regressive, bigoted, prejudiced, biased, narrow-minded, strict
Synonyms: obstinate, inflexible, uncreative, hide-bound, unimaginative, undaring, unprogressive, red-neck
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William, I know from reading your rantings here and elsewhere that you can't stand it when one does not speak proper English (ie. "eye rack", etc.) you must have been cringing then when Obama called Pakistan "Pock is stan". Must not be fit for office....at least under your bizarre standard!
anonymoron:
Thank you for your many substantive arguments of the last several days. Without your wit, wisdom and sagacity, the GOP would be in big trouble.
"Pock is stan" is sort of the way the locals pronounce it.
democommie
If only the delusion shown in Fox's poll weren't so widespread... one lead today has Obama up by only 2 points. How can this be? (Don't answer that).
A Pock on all of their houses! The ones that still have houses, anyway. Turn around, my friends! Vote your self interest!
Sorry, I forgot to mention the way Obama refers to the "Tallyban". William, where are you when we need you?
Meanwhile--McCain and Sarah Palin are due for some remedial geography lessons.
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