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Monkeys know who will win the election – primal instincts humans share with them shape voters’ choices

By Michael Platt, Professor of Marketing and Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania

Every human brain still holds primitive instincts that we share with our monkey ancestors. Is that part of your brain in charge when you cast your ballot?

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