One scientific study - dubbed an "Obama Brain Study," was released yesterday, taking an in-depth look at how our neural characteristics shape who we vote for on Election Day.
LiveScience reported that the study involved 35 men and 47 women, scattered across both Republican and Democratic lines. Researchers measured risk-taking behavior in actions such as gambling and found no difference between the different party members - but when it came to political persuasion, the results were more interesting.
The study also showed that "brain processed risk worked differently between the groups, with Republicans showing more activity in an area linked with reward, fear and risky decisions and Democrats showing more activity in a spot related to processing emotion and internal body cues," Inquisitr reported.
Darren Schreiber of the University of Exeter, where the study was conducted said in a statement issued to Inquisitr, "The ability to accurately predict party politics using only brain activity while gambling suggests that investigating basic neural differences between voters may provide us with more powerful insights than the traditional tools of political science."
The study indicated that researchers were able to accurately predict a person's political party by examining their brain function 82.9 percent of the time.
This study was not presidentially commissioned, but the president did recently commission another study, also known as an "Obama Brain Study," which would create a thorough "map" of neural activity, to increase our understanding of how our brains work as well as bolster our scientific credibility, Inquisitr reported.
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