The Mechanisms of Sports Passion Are Probably the Same as Those of Political and Religious Radicalism

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A study using fMRI reveals that football cheerleading triggers processes in the brain similar to political radicalism, where defeats 'turn off' self-control.

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While watching a football game, the most passionate and enthusiastic fans have been observed to have a certain level of strong brain activity. Similar responses are also seen in other cases of "fanaticism", according to the authors of the study published in the journal of the Radiological Society of North America, RSNA, based in Oak Brook, USA.