How the Brain Processes Mixed-Race Faces
A look at the stereotypes that inform our expectations



Research 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.
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