For some, football is life (Picture: Getty)If you can’t understand why some people love their football team quite so much, it may be because their brain works differently to yours. A team of scientists based in Chile not only found that different parts of football fans’ brains are activated by scoring or conceding a goal, but losses also blocked the hub that regulates control, increasing the likelihood of violent behaviour. To better understand how and why football fans react as they do to their team’s wins and losses, the researchers recruited 43 male volunteers who support Chile’s two most popular teams – which are also archrivals. Losses activate a different part of the brain (Picture: Getty)The results showed brain activity changed depending on whether the fan’s team scored or conceded a goal. MORE : Objects thrown in violent clash between Brighton and Ajax fans at train stationMORE : Charities warn of spike in domestic violence following England’s defeatMORE : ‘Metro guy’ captures the hearts of football fans in Qatar

Source: Metro November 21, 2023 17:09 UTC