In a new study on the brains of injured Vietnam veterans, scientists have discovered regions vital for two types of emotional intelligence.
The veterans were found to be poor either at 'experiential' emotional intelligence, which is the capacity to judge emotions in other people, or 'strategic' emotional intelligence, the ability to plan socially appropriate responses to situations.
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The findings revealed that 17 vets, who sustained injuries in their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex performed worse on experiential tasks.
But, when it came to strategic tasks, they performed normally, reports New Scientist.
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Although damage to these regions didn't affect cognitive intelligence.
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The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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