Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Brain Activity Reflects Complexity Of Responses To Other-race Faces

Brain Activity Reflects Complexity Of Responses To Other-race Faces: "CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Psychologists have found that the amygdala, a subcortical region of the brain involved in emotional responses, is associated with a measure of unconscious race bias, especially when responding to faces presented subliminally. Their research also indicates that other higher areas of the brain that are involved in deliberative thought processes can moderate the amygdala activity."

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