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I think I have a Coalition-shaped brain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/nigelfarndale/8234557/I-think-I-have-a-Coalition-shaped-brain.html
I feel my amygdala is Tory, but the anterior cingulate has definite Liberal tendencies, says Nigel Farndale
Sociability linked to size of part of brain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8229878/Sociability-linked-to-size-of-part-of-brain.html
Scientists have discovered a part of the brain that seems key to having a wide circle of friends.
Political views 'hard-wired' into your brain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8228192/Political-views-hard-wired-into-your-brain.html
Tories may be born not made, claims a study that suggests people with right wing views have a larger area of the brain associated with fear.
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美國《發現》月刊發表的研究指出,人類大腦容量在過去2萬年不斷縮小,由平均1500立方厘米降至1350立方厘米,相當於一個網球大小的腦容量消失。 人類學家麥考利夫(Kathleen McAuliffe)指出,人類腦容量在200萬年前持續增長,但之後逐漸縮小,無論男女或任何民族皆有此傾向。有學者認為,人類智力會隨之降低,但也有學者認為,腦容量雖減少,但人腦效率其實顯著提升。
人腦縮小的其中一個理論,是舊石器晚期,人類需較大的腦部應付嚴寒及野外活動。也有理論認為,人類食物變得簡單易食,頭顱亦隨之縮小。更有理論認為,多元社會出現令人類不需太聰明也可存活,令人類愈來愈笨。
http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jan-feb/21/?searchterm=Kathleen%20McAuliffe
更新1:
Science Explains Why Breaking Up Is Hard to Do http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jan-feb/97