{"title":"The neuroscience of misinformation: A research agenda","authors":"Sander van der Linden, Michael S. Cohen","doi":"10.1016/j.neuron.2025.05.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The global spread of misinformation is undermining democracies worldwide. In this NeuroView, we explain how neuroscience can inform our basic understanding of what makes the brain susceptible to false information, how it spreads in society, and how neuroscience can help shape and optimize interventions to effectively counter it.","PeriodicalId":19313,"journal":{"name":"Neuron","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neuron","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.05.010","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The global spread of misinformation is undermining democracies worldwide. In this NeuroView, we explain how neuroscience can inform our basic understanding of what makes the brain susceptible to false information, how it spreads in society, and how neuroscience can help shape and optimize interventions to effectively counter it.
期刊介绍:
Established as a highly influential journal in neuroscience, Neuron is widely relied upon in the field. The editors adopt interdisciplinary strategies, integrating biophysical, cellular, developmental, and molecular approaches alongside a systems approach to sensory, motor, and higher-order cognitive functions. Serving as a premier intellectual forum, Neuron holds a prominent position in the entire neuroscience community.