Why our brains are hard-wired for anti-vaccination hysteria, even if it harms us
(LA Times Dodgers)

To the editor: Anti-vaccination mania stems from a brain wiring issue that plagues our species. It involves the interaction between the amygdala, which is designed to protect us, and the frontal cortex, which is designed to keep the amygdala honest. (`Measles is deadly. Vaccines are not. We need...