A neuropsychological test of belief and doubt: Damage to ventromedial prefrontal cortex increases credulity for misleading advertising

A neuropsychological test of belief and doubt: Damage to ventromedial prefrontal cortex increases credulity for misleading advertising

We have proposed the False Tagging Theory as a neurobiological model of belief and doubt processes. The theory posits that the prefrontal cortex is critical for normative doubt toward properly comprehended ideas or cognitions. Such doubt is important for advantageous decisions, for example in the...

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Main Authors: Erik eAsp, Kenneth eManzel, Bryan eKoestner, Catherine eCole, Natalie L Denburg, Daniel eTranel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Prefrontal Cortex
deception
advertising
Belief
lesion
credulity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00100/full

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