Neurocognitive correlates of liberalism and conservatism

David M. Amodio; John T. Jost; Sarah L. Master; Cindy M. Yee

doi:10.1038/nn1979

Neurocognitive correlates of liberalism and conservatism

David M. Amodio, John T. Jost, Sarah L. Master, Cindy M. Yee

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1246-1247
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	10
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1979
State	Published - Oct 2007

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