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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:14 PM Original message |
Study suggests 'born-again' believers have smaller brains |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. three words: George W. Bush* |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I feel better already! |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. I recall that a similar study showed that hardcore conservatives have a larger amygdala. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Those actually had a smaller anterior cingulate. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Every muscle in the body shrinks if not used. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. *psst* |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. heh. about this part: |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. Hat tip, Rug. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
8. Remind me: what exactly does the hippocampus do? |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Let's see... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Well, actually, I had already tried something like that and it didn't help a lot: |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. The first result has some good information, complete with sources. |
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MattSh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm guessing they have something else that's smaller too... |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
12. Which is cause, and which effect? nt |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
13. It would make sense that the brain would shrink after being washed |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. DUzy!!!!!!! |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. I saw this article the other day, but I decided against posting it. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well in sll honesty and easy jokes aside |
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