when some people disagreed with others it caused lots of activation in the medial prefrontal cortex and the anterior insula.
TRUTH BIAS
Both of these areas have previously been linked to cognitive dissonance — a type of mental distress.
TRUTH BIAS
Both of these areas have previously been linked to cognitive dissonance — a type of mental distress.
Disagreeing with others activates areas of the brain linked to mental distress in some people, new research finds.
This helps to explain why some choose to agree all the time — it spares them psychological discomfort.
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