Authoritarian attitudes linked to altered brain anatomy. Young adults with right-wing authoritarianism had less gray matter volume in the region involved in social reasoning. Left-wing authoritarianism was linked to reduced cortical thickness in brain area tied to empathy and emotion regulation.

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3. Authoritarian attitudes linked to altered brain anatomy. Young adults with right-wing authoritarianism had less gray matter volume in the region involved in social reasoning. Left-wing authoritarianism was linked to reduced cortical thickness in brain area tied to empathy and emotion regulation.