Now I understand. There just
might be a scientifically valid reason which explains the overt mendacity of the current
madministration and their sycophants in the MSM:
(more after the dots)
A new study from the University of Southern California, published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, suggests that the talent for compulsive deception is embedded in the structure of the brain itself.
People who habitually lie and cheat -- pathological liars -- appear to have much more white matter, which speeds communication between neurons, in the prefrontal cortex than normal people, the researchers found. They also have fewer actual neurons.
The differences affect a portion of the brain, located just behind the forehead, that enables people to feel remorse, learn moral behavior and plan complex strategies.
The surplus of connections between neurons might enable these people to be more adept at the complex neural networking that underlies deceit.
(my emphasis).
Read the rest here:Study: Adept Liars' Brains Are Built Differently
I wonder what a scan just behind the forehead would reveal about Condi, Shrub, Rove, et al.? I bet there's a vast white wasteland in O'Reilly's and Limbaugh's brains. Think of the veritible cotton cloud that must be clogging the inside of Coulter's and Hannity's skulls? One shudders to think.
Maybe a new term to explain their ilk could be "neutron-challenged." We wouldn't want to be un-PC about it, after all. It's not like they can help themselves.
Hat tip to Mark Crispin Miller at his blog, "News From Underground" for bringing this to light.
Crossposted at: Just Ain't Right