kinda seems like a tautology, but…

research shows confirms that if you take away some brain capacity, you can sometimes lose the ability to think of things as complex (instead of stark-contrast b&w):

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17739351/

i’m sure people who culturally pride themselves in being ignorant (as opposed to, say, into knowledge and understanding) would question whether or not this is a bad thing.  i suppose it could be looked at from both angles, but… hmmmm…

(i also like all the provocative medical story titles in the box underneath the article.)