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- Title
Understanding racial bias through electroencephalography.
- Authors
Manfredi, Mirella; Comfort, William E.; Marques, Lucas M.; Rego, Gabriel G.; Egito, Julia H.; Romero, Ruth L.; Boggio, Paulo S.
- Abstract
Research on racial bias in social and cognitive psychology has focused on automatic cognitive processes such as categorisation or stereotyping. Neuroimaging has revealed differences in the neural circuit when processing social information about one's own or another's ethnicity. This review investigates the influence of racial bias on human behaviour by reviewing studies that examined changes in neural circuitry (i.e. ERP responses) during automatic and controlled processes elicited by specific tasks. This systematic analysis of specific ERP components across different studies provides a greater understanding of how social contexts are perceived and become associated with specific stereotypes and behavioural predictions. Therefore, investigating these related cognitive and neurobiological functions can further our understanding of how racial bias affects our cognition more generally and guide more effective programs and policies aimed at its mitigation.
- Subjects
RACISM; HUMAN behavior; COGNITIVE psychology; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ATTENTION; STEREOTYPES
- Publication
BMC Psychology, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2050-7283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40359-023-01125-2