#PoliticalRigidity

Political rigidity across the spectrum, from far-right Christian nationalists to far-left Marxist-Leninists, can momentarily disrupt the socio-political landscape. Landmark insights into this phenomenon have been presented by neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod, who details new dimensions of what she terms the “ideological brain” in her recent book “The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking.” Zmigrod’s work shines a light on how strongly-held beliefs shape—and are shaped by—neurological processes, echoing themes that are as relevant in Thailand as they are globally.