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Study Links Political Views and Startle Reflexes

Caption: New research suggests that people advocating patriotism and defense spending are physiologically different from those advocating pacifism and liberal immigration policies. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Sep. 19, 2008, issue of Science , published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Douglas Oxley and colleagues at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb. was titled "Political Attitudes Vary with Physiological Traits."

Credit: Image courtesy of Joel Brehm

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