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YouTuber scans brains of Republican and Democrat voters and the differences are mind blowing

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Published 09:44 24 Oct 2024 GMT+1

YouTuber scans brains of Republican and Democrat voters and the differences are mind blowing

We're not all the same under our skin

Tom Chapman

Tom Chapman

Featured Image Credit: Jack Gordon/YouTube
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No matter what your political views, we're all human beings at the end of the day and most of us look the same on the inside...or so you'd think. American voters have a big decision ahead of them, with Tuesday, November 5, 2024 being the big day of the American election.

Either Kamala Harris will be elected to the White House for her first term or Donald Trump will once again find himself as one of the most powerful people on the planet.

After Joe Biden dropped out of the Presidential race in July 2024, Kamala Harris stepped up and has been hot on Trump's heels. There's already been plenty of drama with assassination attempts, fiery debates, and Elon Musk offering money to anyone who votes for Trump.

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The political divide has never been bigger, and despite promises that we're all the same, it seems the brains of Republican and Democrat voters could be wildly different.

That's according to YouTuber Jack Gordon, who gathered the 'most' Democrat and 'most' Republic-leaning people he could think of - then gave them a brain scan. Gordon ran the pair through an MRI scanner and asked political scientist Frank J. Gonzalez to figure out who is who.

Participant 1 was a 22-year-old woman from North Dakota, whereas Participant 2 was a 19-year-old male from Los Angeles.

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As Gonzalez was part of a 2017 study that claimed there are neurological differences between Republican and Democrat voters, Gordon was keen to put his theory to the test.

The pair were subjected to the MRI to figure out the size of their amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), while a second scan in an FMRI was to measure brain activity when presented with various political statements.

Although this might seem like technical jargon, Gonzalez was convinced he could differentiate between the two political parties.

Democrats and Republicans could have subtle scientific differences in their brains (SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty)
Democrats and Republicans could have subtle scientific differences in their brains (SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty)

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According to Gonzalez, those with a larger amygdala are typically associated with right of center politics, compared to people with a larger ACC being left of center. It looked like he'd figured it out simply by looking at their MRI scans, but when we got to the activity scans, Gonzalez was even more convinced.

Deciding that Participant 1 was a Democrat and Participant 2 was a Republican, Gonzalez locked in his choices.

Yes, he was right.

Gonzalez admitted: "I will reiterate that there are people that don't line up with the findings sometimes. This was sort of what we'd expect, so thank you for having brains like that."

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Whether you believe the differences between Republicans and Democrats go deeper than their political standings or not, it's hard to argue with the science. So, next time someone tells you it's just a vote, you might want to point them Gonzalez's way.

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