自由主义与保守主义的神经认知关联。

Neurocognitive correlates of liberalism and conservatism.

作者信息

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

机构信息

Department of Psychology, New York University, 6 Washington Place, New York, New York 10003, USA.

出版信息

Nat Neurosci. 2007 Oct;10(10):1246-7. doi: 10.1038/nn1979. Epub 2007 Sep 9.

DOI:10.1038/nn1979

PMID:17828253

Abstract

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.

摘要

政治学家和心理学家指出，平均而言，保守派表现出更有条理和持久的认知风格，而自由派则对信息的复杂性、模糊性和新颖性更敏感。我们使用事件相关电位测试了这些特征与一般神经认知功能差异相关的假设，发现自由主义倾向越强，与冲突相关的前扣带回活动就越强，这表明对改变习惯性反应模式的线索具有更高的神经认知敏感性。