According to a study mentioned in Good Magazine (of course, because I'm addicted to it), urban brains function differently than rural brains, mostly in the activity levels of the amygdala. This is the part of the brain that shows reaction to stress and fear. Basically, city dwellers are more likely to have high activity in this region. But in the article it definitely mentions that there are so many questions brought up by this study, and not enough answered, like: does it matter if you were BORN in a rural area and LIVE in a city? and what about suburbs, which are technically the mix between urban and rural? Does the amount of time you spend in a city matter, what if your residence is technically in the city but you travel to rural areas for most of the day, or the other way around? Still it's an exciting concept that could use more study, luckily we know a lot of neurologists and bioresearchers... right?!?!R
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