| Political brain | Location | Neurotransmitter |
| Emotional-instinctive brain | Subcortex and limbic regions | Endorphins and oxytocin |
| Subjective thinking brain | Orbital frontal cortex, anterior cingulate, posterior cingulate, and ventral striatum | Glutamine and dopamine |
| Objective thinking brain | Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | Glutamine |