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Brain scans show that when a person hears information that disproves a belief of theirs, instead of their brain's cognitive centres lighting up, the emotional centres become active instead.
This means that our first instinct on hearing information that disproves our own beliefs is to rally our defences against that new information.
I wonder why this and the Brexit thread came to mind when I heard that snippet of information.
This means that our first instinct on hearing information that disproves our own beliefs is to rally our defences against that new information.
I wonder why this and the Brexit thread came to mind when I heard that snippet of information.