How the Brain Processes Mixed-Race Faces
A look at the stereotypes that inform our expectations
https://zora.medium.com/how-the-brai...s-fc83b242f08eResearch also shows that those who claim to not “see color” at all actually see it quite well.
Looking at the brain patterns of 226 college students, a University of Nebraska study examined the neurological responses to those who claimed that they were fine with interracial relationships, but whose brain activity told a different story. When shown wedding photos of Black-White couples, the insula — a part of the brain that registers disgust—was triggered.
How the larger society sees them, can also determine — at times, deeply and painfully — how multiracial people choose to see themselves.