Researchers show what happens in the human brain when we try to influence other people or when we ourselves are influenced by others. When people change their opinion after they have received ...
Researchers have characterized brain activity that occurs when we are socially influenced to change our minds. The study shows how the brain distinguishes between different types of social conformity ...
In the last article, we evaluated why people follow the crowd—and when that may or may not be a good strategy for personal decision-making. In that evaluation, we discussed how individuals often look ...
Researchers led by Ali Mahmoodi at the University of Freiburg in Germany have characterized brain activity that occurs when we are socially influenced to change our minds. Publishing in PLOS Biology ...