In research projects where whites have been shown black faces, even for milliseconds, key areas of their brains that respond to perceived threats have tended to light up automatically under brain scans.

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Studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that when some white participants are shown images of black faces, even briefly, areas of the brain associated with threat detection, such as the amygdala, can show increased activity, indicating an automatic, unconscious response.

In Research Projects Where Whites Have Been Shown Black Faces