Sunday, January 1, 2017

A new brain study sheds light on why it can be so hard to change someone's political beliefs

http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/28/14088992/brain-study-change-minds

From the site:

The brain processes politically charged information (or information about strongly held beliefs) differently (and perhaps with more emotion) than it processes more mundane facts. It can help explain why attempts to correct misinformation can backfire completely, leaving people more convinced of their convictions.

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