Neuroimaging shows social exclusion spurs extremism in those vulnerable to radicalization
Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 11:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study used neuroimaging techniques to show that social exclusion increases the number of ideological and group values worth fighting and dying for in populations vulnerable to radicalization. The study focused on neural activity in a region of the brain related to rule retrieval and sacred values. The results can help guide policies and actions capable of counteracting vulnerability to radicalization and propensity to violent extremism.