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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:03 PM Dec 2012

Can you guess which brain watches FOX News?

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Can you guess which brain watches FOX News? (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

Oh come on you're making this too easy loyalkydem Dec 2012 #1

What might prove to be an interesting experiment would be ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #2

loyalkydem

(1,678 posts)

1. Oh come on you're making this too easy

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Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:04 PM

Dec 2012

1StrongBlackMan

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2. What might prove to be an interesting experiment would be ...

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Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:14 PM

Dec 2012

to hook a group of people (of various political leanings) up to the gadget that illuminates the part of the brain that is engaged by stimuli. Then, have them watch segments of the highest rated cable news pundits discussing the same issue/topic.

Let's see what the picture would show.

I suspect that, universally, those watching hannity, cavato and o'reilly will show activation in the lower functioning part of the brain that are associated with fear; whereas, those watching, say RM, will show higher activation in the higher functioning part of the brain, associated with analysis.

But I could be wrong.

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