Don’t be near annoying people

Don't be around annoying people, they might slow down your brain 

When people annoy you, you tend to get angry and try to move away. Have you ever wondered why? Scientists from University of South California who were researching on this have found out that being in the company of annoying people will slows the rate which the mind processes movement.

Basically, you like someone or not can affect your brain in processing their actions.  Watching someone move causes a ‘mirroring’ effect where parts of our brain responsible for movement are activated by watching them moving.

When you are around those whom you don’t like and see their movement, you might think that the person is moving slower than they actually are.

In other words, race or physical similarity can influence brain process and you tend to have more empathy for those who look more like you.

Research was conducted among the Jewish men who were split into two groups. Half of them were presented as neo-Nazis, the intention was to making them disliked, and the other half were presented as likable and open-minded.

When the men viewed someone they disliked, the right ventral pre-motor cortex had a different pattern of activity when compared to those to the likable ones. The differences were spotted when the annoying person was present.