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Ideology & The Brain | Dr Leor Zmigrod
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Ideology & The Brain | Dr Leor Zmigrod
How does ideology work at the level of the brain? What the links between dogmatism and impulsivity? And why do scientists have to be so precise when designing such experiments?

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Dr Leor Zmigrod is a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her research combines methods from experimental psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience to investigate the psychology of ideological adherence and group identity formation. In particular, she is interested in investigating cognitive characteristics that might act as vulnerability factors for radicalization and ideologically-motivated behaviour. She completed her PhD at the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. Leor’s doctoral research, funded by a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, explored the psychological processes underpinning political, religious, and nationalistic beliefs. Read more about Leor here: https://www.leorzmigrod.com/

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