Reducing Prejudice Through Brain Stimulation

Reducing Prejudice Through Brain Stimulation

Background: Social categorization and group identification are essential ingredients for maintaining a positive self-image that often lead to negative, implicit stereotypes toward members of an out-group. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) may be a critical component in counteracting stereotypes ac...

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Main Authors: Roberta Sellaro, Belle Derks, Michael A. Nitsche, Bernhard Hommel, Wery P.M. van den Wildenberg, Kristina van Dam, Lorenza S. Colzato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Medial prefrontal cortex
Transcranial direct current stimulation
Implicit bias
Stereotype
Implicit Association Test
Cognitive control
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X15009274

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