"Researchers from the University College London scanned the brains of group of research participants and a handful of politicians. The results? Those who identified as politically conservative had significantly larger amygdalas, the almond shaped part of the brain in charge of “primitive” emotion like fear and anxiety. Not only that but their anterior cingulate—the part of the brain thought to be responsible for impulses like courage and optimism—was found to be smaller in conservatives as well."
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If you hop through the link hoops, you'll find the original TELEGRAPH article at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8228192/Political-views-hard-wired-into-your-brain.html. See also: http://www.amazon.com/Political-Brain-Emotion-Deciding-Nation/dp/1586485733/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1293896829&sr=1-1
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