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Soccer Headers Damage Brains Even Without Concussions, Large Study Finds | Carly Cassella, ScienceAlert The world's most popular sport is reckoning with serious health concerns. The largest study of its kind has now found that repetitively heading a soccer ball can negatively impact the brain, even in amateur players... who don't report concussions. Among 352 amateur adult soccer players, those who took more than a thousand headers a year showed microscopic changes to the outer wrinkles of their brains, right behind their eyes, regardless of their age or sex. These players also performed slightly but significantly worse on memory and learning tests. "What's important about our study is that it shows, really for the first time, that exposure to repeated head impacts causes specific changes in the brain that, in turn, impair cognitive function," explains neuroscientist Michael Lipton at Columbia University. Lipton's lab has been leading research on how soccer heading impacts the brain for over a decade now. Contact sports, like American football, Australian rules football, and rugby, are also contending with the downsides of repetitive head trauma, but in these cases, the discussion is often framed as a concussion crisis typically reserved for professionals. Lipton's research at Columbia University suggests that even mild bumps to the head can add up, and it's not just professional athletes or those who report concussions who are affected. Previous studies by Lipton have shown alterations to white matter among amateur soccer players compared to swimmers. Meanwhile, other studies have found white matter changes even without a history of concussion. But linking these brain changes to clear alterations in cognitive function has proven tricky. Lipton and his team have now developed a novel method that detects damage in the outermost wrinkles of the brain – a tricky spot to study using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). This layer is called the cortical gray matter–white matter interface (GWI), and until recently, not much was known about it. Using their new imaging technique, Lipton and his team scanned the brains of amateur soccer players, who had played for at least five years and within the last six months. Those who said they took more headers showed significant changes in the GWI at the front of their brains – a spot consistent with the trajectory of a soccer ball during a header. The authors suspect that this injury site reflects a contrecoup force – a sort of bruise to the brain that occurs on the opposite side of the skull. Injuries to the GWI may have gone undetected or underestimated in other imaging studies, which is possibly why there are conflicting results on the neurological impact of soccer headers. A graduate student in Lipton's lab, Joan Song, developed a way to characterize what they were seeing in the MRI scans. "In healthy individuals, there's a sharp transition between these tissues," Song explains. "Here, we studied if an attenuation of this transition may occur with minor impacts caused by heading." Sure enough, the boundary between white and grey matter was fuzzier in those who took more headers. "It's very strong evidence that these microstructural changes are likely to be a cause of cognitive deficits," Lipton says. Further investigation is needed, but the findings suggest that the GWI is a good place to image in future studies on soccer heading impacts. It may even be associated with disorders like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Read more:show more

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Metabolic Mind

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Your attention please: Is there a mother on the plane? ✈️ 😂 I often write about the brain development of young children. But did you know that babies’ brains aren’t the only ones growing and changing after their arrival? It’s time we talked about “Parent Brain.” A growing body of evidence suggests that the brains of primary caregivers (mothers, fathers and even non-biological parents) undergo change during the transition to parenthood. Just as infancy is a critical developmental window for children, parents’ brains adapt as a result of hormonal activations designed to stimulate caregiving instincts. Did you know, for example, that the sound of a crying baby stimulates activity in the brains of parents in ways that are not experienced by non-parents? Just as babies’ reflexes are designed to optimize their chances at thriving and surviving, so too does biology work to ensure their wellbeing in the brains of their parents. Accompanying these changes is a specialized set of parental knowledge - like how to collapse a double stroller. 😀 Witness as a group of (presumptive) non-parents have a go at folding one up on an airport tarmac. Their lesson of the day: Being a parent is not as easy as it looks. 🎥 lateplaneguy TT

Your attention please: Is there a mother on the plane? ✈️ 😂 I often write about the brain development of young children. But did you know that babies’ brains aren’t the only ones growing and changing after their arrival? It’s time we talked about “Parent Brain.” A growing body of evidence suggests that the brains of primary caregivers (mothers, fathers and even non-biological parents) undergo change during the transition to parenthood. Just as infancy is a critical developmental window for children, parents’ brains adapt as a result of hormonal activations designed to stimulate caregiving instincts. Did you know, for example, that the sound of a crying baby stimulates activity in the brains of parents in ways that are not experienced by non-parents? Just as babies’ reflexes are designed to optimize their chances at thriving and surviving, so too does biology work to ensure their wellbeing in the brains of their parents. Accompanying these changes is a specialized set of parental knowledge - like how to collapse a double stroller. 😀 Witness as a group of (presumptive) non-parents have a go at folding one up on an airport tarmac. Their lesson of the day: Being a parent is not as easy as it looks. 🎥 lateplaneguy TT

Dan Wuori

242,279 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

RFK Jr.: "Autism is caused by vaccines. And and by the way, CDC's own data, you know, That they they did a study called the Ratner study in 1989. And they looked at, the Hepatitis B vaccine. They looked at children and it from the biggest database in the world, the vaccine safety data link. They looked at children who got the Hepatitis B vaccine during their first thirty days, and they compare those to kids who got it later or didn't get it at all. And there was a 1350%, elevated, risk for autism among the people who got the vaccine." "You have this wrong. There's a series of about 13 studies that were done by people we call biostitutes. They're one of them was the leading one. They who are people who do these studies for money for CDC. They were paid for by CDC in order to create the illusion that vaccines don't cause autism." "The the chief scientist was a guy called Poul Thorsen, who CDC lay and his study is the most cited study for this proposition. And Poul Thorsen is now a fugitive. He's wanted by Interpol. He stole millions of dollars from CDC that he had claimed to use on this study, but he was building houses, buying motorcycles, and living a life of luxury." "His study is absolute fraud, and yet it is they have not retracted it because CDC is a dishonest organization. It continues to be cited in the literature. And there by the way, John, there are hundreds and hundreds of studies. I've written a book if you're interested called I'm Aristotle, let the science speak that, has, I think, 1,400 references and and over 400 studies cited that link, autism and other related neurological injuries to vaccines. There there is no question about it." "If you actually read the literature, if you listen to what the propaganda that CDC tells you, yeah, vaccines don't cause autism because it's propaganda. This is a captive agency that is that is intertwined and owned by the pharmaceutical industry."

RFK Jr.: "Autism is caused by vaccines. And and by the way, CDC's own data, you know, That they they did a study called the Ratner study in 1989. And they looked at, the Hepatitis B vaccine. They looked at children and it from the biggest database in the world, the vaccine safety data link. They looked at children who got the Hepatitis B vaccine during their first thirty days, and they compare those to kids who got it later or didn't get it at all. And there was a 1350%, elevated, risk for autism among the people who got the vaccine." "You have this wrong. There's a series of about 13 studies that were done by people we call biostitutes. They're one of them was the leading one. They who are people who do these studies for money for CDC. They were paid for by CDC in order to create the illusion that vaccines don't cause autism." "The the chief scientist was a guy called Poul Thorsen, who CDC lay and his study is the most cited study for this proposition. And Poul Thorsen is now a fugitive. He's wanted by Interpol. He stole millions of dollars from CDC that he had claimed to use on this study, but he was building houses, buying motorcycles, and living a life of luxury." "His study is absolute fraud, and yet it is they have not retracted it because CDC is a dishonest organization. It continues to be cited in the literature. And there by the way, John, there are hundreds and hundreds of studies. I've written a book if you're interested called I'm Aristotle, let the science speak that, has, I think, 1,400 references and and over 400 studies cited that link, autism and other related neurological injuries to vaccines. There there is no question about it." "If you actually read the literature, if you listen to what the propaganda that CDC tells you, yeah, vaccines don't cause autism because it's propaganda. This is a captive agency that is that is intertwined and owned by the pharmaceutical industry."

Camus

1,066,663 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

In light of the names Anneke Lucas mentioned, like the former Canadian prime minister who is dead now, but is the father of the current one. It is being shared all over the internet now. Canadian accounts are posting this, and it is getting lots of attention. This is also a wake-up call for Canada. A lot of people in Canada are commenting on social media that they are shocked by this guy being named. But actually he was already mentioned by Cathy O'Brien in 1995, as being involved in these networks! See the video below. So there is corroboration between these witnesses. A lot of these former and now deceased prime ministers she mentions were, at that time that she was in it in the 70s, involved in this. Also the Belgian one that Anneke names, and was also named by other witnesses. Which tells us, like these witnesses say, this was a global network. So the truth was already out there a bit, but it is coming out more for a bigger public. We will have more revelations coming out in 2025 about these dark dealing that have been going on at the highest levels, I'm sure. This is going to be a shock for a lot of people that are new to this information, because it is reaching a bigger public. Some will choose not to believe it, do no research, and look no further. But a lot more people will wake up to this, it is unstoppable. Of course, we have to check in with our own vibration. If it gets too heavy, take some time out and go for a walk in nature. Whilst revelations are important for the truth to come out, and confronting hard information is part of that, we have to check with our selves how this information is affecting us, and sometimes we need a time off. It is always most important to maintain a healthy balance between checking in with this information and our own peace of mind. #Epstein #PBDpodcast

In light of the names Anneke Lucas mentioned, like the former Canadian prime minister who is dead now, but is the father of the current one. It is being shared all over the internet now. Canadian accounts are posting this, and it is getting lots of attention. This is also a wake-up call for Canada. A lot of people in Canada are commenting on social media that they are shocked by this guy being named. But actually he was already mentioned by Cathy O'Brien in 1995, as being involved in these networks! See the video below. So there is corroboration between these witnesses. A lot of these former and now deceased prime ministers she mentions were, at that time that she was in it in the 70s, involved in this. Also the Belgian one that Anneke names, and was also named by other witnesses. Which tells us, like these witnesses say, this was a global network. So the truth was already out there a bit, but it is coming out more for a bigger public. We will have more revelations coming out in 2025 about these dark dealing that have been going on at the highest levels, I'm sure. This is going to be a shock for a lot of people that are new to this information, because it is reaching a bigger public. Some will choose not to believe it, do no research, and look no further. But a lot more people will wake up to this, it is unstoppable. Of course, we have to check in with our own vibration. If it gets too heavy, take some time out and go for a walk in nature. Whilst revelations are important for the truth to come out, and confronting hard information is part of that, we have to check with our selves how this information is affecting us, and sometimes we need a time off. It is always most important to maintain a healthy balance between checking in with this information and our own peace of mind. #Epstein #PBDpodcast

Jens Patteeuw

20,426 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Big News ‼️ The Trump administration says it will decrease the levels of micro plastics in medicines and drinking water New research shows microplastics in the brain could be causing dementia A team “looked at brain tissue from cadavers and found that the average brain could contain up to 7 grams of microplastics. That's roughly equal to the weight of a plastic spoon, just in the brain” “Research has shown nanoplastics can cross the blood-brain barrier, and one of the startling discoveries from this study showed that in the brains of those who had dementia, there were significantly higher levels of microplastics” “In those dementia cases, there was 5-8x more plastic in those individuals” “In a separate study, researchers found microplastics in placentas, suggesting pre-birth exposure coming from the mother's bloodstream through the placenta in utero. And they found that babies born preterm who face higher rates of complications had a higher concentration of microplastics in their blood” I found 10 common things you can get microplastics from in America Bottled water Tap water Seafood Table salt Beer Tea bags Synthetic clothing Cosmetics Air dust Food packaging Microplastics pollute water, fish eat the feeders who eat the microplastics and that’s why seafood is a source of microplastics We have to stop the plastic pollution

Big News ‼️ The Trump administration says it will decrease the levels of micro plastics in medicines and drinking water New research shows microplastics in the brain could be causing dementia A team “looked at brain tissue from cadavers and found that the average brain could contain up to 7 grams of microplastics. That's roughly equal to the weight of a plastic spoon, just in the brain” “Research has shown nanoplastics can cross the blood-brain barrier, and one of the startling discoveries from this study showed that in the brains of those who had dementia, there were significantly higher levels of microplastics” “In those dementia cases, there was 5-8x more plastic in those individuals” “In a separate study, researchers found microplastics in placentas, suggesting pre-birth exposure coming from the mother's bloodstream through the placenta in utero. And they found that babies born preterm who face higher rates of complications had a higher concentration of microplastics in their blood” I found 10 common things you can get microplastics from in America Bottled water Tap water Seafood Table salt Beer Tea bags Synthetic clothing Cosmetics Air dust Food packaging Microplastics pollute water, fish eat the feeders who eat the microplastics and that’s why seafood is a source of microplastics We have to stop the plastic pollution

Wall Street Apes

37,273 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Dr. Andrew Wakefield - How The MMR Vaccine Is Linked To Autism and The CDC Cover-Up "I believe that there is a causal association between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism in many children for several reasons. Firstly, based upon the clinical history given by the parents. These parents were not anti vaccine. They took their children to be vaccinated on time, and then they reported a severe side effect. The child became drowsy, slept for three days, had high pitched screaming, had a seizure, and then never recovered." "So the clinical history is compelling in terms of evidence of some kind of encephalopathic or inflammatory event in the brain that then led to autistic regression. That's number one. And then based upon the clinical findings that we see in the children, there is immunological derangement, there is gastrointestinal disturbance, all of these things have been described and characterized and are consistent with the consequences of a viral infection." "We have found evidence in several studies of measles virus consistent with vaccine strain in the intestine, the blood, and the spinal fluid of these children. These findings have been variously reproduced. Others have not been able to find them, and therefore that remains an outstanding part of the scientific question." "But overall, the most important observation that has come to light recently is the fact that the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control themselves, have found a very strong positive association between younger age of exposure to MMR and autism risk, and they have covered that up." "And William Thompson, the whistleblower, has come forward and shown that there is this very, very strong statistical correlation between autism in two groups of children, children of African American origin, boys in particular, and children of all races who were mentally normal until they were one year of age. In other words, they were developing perfectly normally. They got something, something hit them, and then they regressed into autism." "And as in Thompson's words, this is exactly the group in which you would expect to find an association. So based upon those various tiers of evidence, I believe there is a very strong case that MMR vaccine is causally linked to autism in many children."

Dr. Andrew Wakefield - How The MMR Vaccine Is Linked To Autism and The CDC Cover-Up "I believe that there is a causal association between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism in many children for several reasons. Firstly, based upon the clinical history given by the parents. These parents were not anti vaccine. They took their children to be vaccinated on time, and then they reported a severe side effect. The child became drowsy, slept for three days, had high pitched screaming, had a seizure, and then never recovered." "So the clinical history is compelling in terms of evidence of some kind of encephalopathic or inflammatory event in the brain that then led to autistic regression. That's number one. And then based upon the clinical findings that we see in the children, there is immunological derangement, there is gastrointestinal disturbance, all of these things have been described and characterized and are consistent with the consequences of a viral infection." "We have found evidence in several studies of measles virus consistent with vaccine strain in the intestine, the blood, and the spinal fluid of these children. These findings have been variously reproduced. Others have not been able to find them, and therefore that remains an outstanding part of the scientific question." "But overall, the most important observation that has come to light recently is the fact that the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control themselves, have found a very strong positive association between younger age of exposure to MMR and autism risk, and they have covered that up." "And William Thompson, the whistleblower, has come forward and shown that there is this very, very strong statistical correlation between autism in two groups of children, children of African American origin, boys in particular, and children of all races who were mentally normal until they were one year of age. In other words, they were developing perfectly normally. They got something, something hit them, and then they regressed into autism." "And as in Thompson's words, this is exactly the group in which you would expect to find an association. So based upon those various tiers of evidence, I believe there is a very strong case that MMR vaccine is causally linked to autism in many children."

Camus

35,954 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

The largest brain-imaging study ever conducted on alcohol found measurable reductions in brain volume even at low levels of consumption A large-scale UK Biobank study of nearly 37,000 people found that daily consumption of even half a beer or a small glass of wine significantly affects brain structure Both gray matter (which contains neuronal cell bodies crucial for cognition) and white matter (vital for connectivity) are negatively impacted This research clearly shows that no level of regular alcohol intake is entirely safe for your brain

The largest brain-imaging study ever conducted on alcohol found measurable reductions in brain volume even at low levels of consumption A large-scale UK Biobank study of nearly 37,000 people found that daily consumption of even half a beer or a small glass of wine significantly affects brain structure Both gray matter (which contains neuronal cell bodies crucial for cognition) and white matter (vital for connectivity) are negatively impacted This research clearly shows that no level of regular alcohol intake is entirely safe for your brain

FoundMyFitness Clips

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People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit | Eric W. Dolan, PsyPost A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology offers insight into why some people are more likely than others to be taken in by pseudo-profound statements—sentences that sound deep and meaningful but are essentially meaningless. The study found that receptivity to this type of language is more common among individuals with lower cognitive abilities and greater faith in intuition, and is also linked to stronger belief in the paranormal, conspiracy theories, and religion. Pseudo-profound bullshit refers to statements that appear meaningful but don’t actually convey any real substance. These phrases are often grammatically correct and filled with abstract, inspirational words, but upon closer examination, they lack any concrete or verifiable content. For example, the sentence “Hidden meaning transforms unparalleled abstract beauty” might sound insightful, but it doesn’t actually say anything meaningful. The term gained attention after a 2015 study by Gordon Pennycook and colleagues, which found that some people consistently rate such statements as profound—even though they were generated using random buzzwords. Since then, researchers have become increasingly interested in what makes someone more susceptible to these kinds of statements. In an age of information overload, distinguishing truth from nonsense is more important than ever. Pseudo-profound bullshit may seem harmless on the surface, but it can shape people’s beliefs in ways that promote misinformation, influence political attitudes, and even affect health behaviors. To better understand who is most likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit, the researchers conducted a meta-analysis—a statistical technique that combines the results of multiple studies to identify patterns across a larger body of evidence. They analyzed 46 separate experiments drawn from 26 articles published between 2015 and 2023. The studies included more than 13,600 participants in total, with most of the data coming from Canada and the United States. All of the included studies used variations of the Bullshit Receptivity Scale, which presents people with meaningless but syntactically correct statements and asks them to rate how profound they find each one. The researchers then looked at how responses on this scale were related to other variables, such as cognitive reflection, verbal intelligence, belief systems, and thinking styles. The analysis revealed a consistent pattern: people who scored higher in receptivity to pseudo-profound bullshit were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, religious and paranormal claims, and had greater faith in intuition. These individuals also tended to score lower on measures of cognitive reflection, verbal intelligence, and mathematical ability. Cognitive reflection, which refers to the ability to override intuitive but incorrect answers in favor of more deliberate reasoning, showed the strongest negative correlation with bullshit receptivity. In other words, people who are more reflective and analytical are less likely to fall for nonsense that sounds deep. Verbal intelligence and arithmetic skills also showed negative correlations, although these effects were somewhat smaller. On the other hand, individuals who expressed stronger intuitive thinking tendencies—such as relying on gut feelings—were more likely to find pseudo-profound statements meaningful. They also tended to find mundane or motivational quotes more profound. These findings support the idea that some people have a general tendency to see depth and wisdom in all kinds of statements, regardless of their actual content. Interestingly, people who were more prone to ontological confusions—such as believing that thoughts can influence physical objects—also rated pseudo-profound statements as more meaningful. This suggests that a blurry distinction between abstract and concrete concepts might play a role in how people assess meaning. The researchers found that these relationships were generally consistent across the studies, though the strength of the effects varied. One of the most robust findings was the link between bullshit receptivity and motivational quotes. People who were more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit were also more likely to find depth in simple, inspirational phrases, even if those phrases lacked substance. Although the findings paint a fairly consistent picture, the authors caution that the data come with some limitations. Most of the studies were conducted in Western countries, primarily the United States and Canada, which means the results might not generalize to other cultural contexts. Additionally, the studies used slightly different versions of the bullshit receptivity measure, which could introduce inconsistencies. Another limitation involves the measurement tools themselves. While widely used, the Bullshit Receptivity Scale and the Cognitive Reflection Test have been criticized for their reliability and for overlapping with other cognitive traits, such as numeracy. These concerns suggest that future research should aim to refine these tools and develop more precise ways to assess how people process ambiguous or misleading information. Despite these limitations, the meta-analysis offers a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about bullshit receptivity and provides a foundation for future work. It shows that bullshit receptivity is not random but is meaningfully connected to individual cognitive differences and belief systems. Read more:

People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit | Eric W. Dolan, PsyPost A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology offers insight into why some people are more likely than others to be taken in by pseudo-profound statements—sentences that sound deep and meaningful but are essentially meaningless. The study found that receptivity to this type of language is more common among individuals with lower cognitive abilities and greater faith in intuition, and is also linked to stronger belief in the paranormal, conspiracy theories, and religion. Pseudo-profound bullshit refers to statements that appear meaningful but don’t actually convey any real substance. These phrases are often grammatically correct and filled with abstract, inspirational words, but upon closer examination, they lack any concrete or verifiable content. For example, the sentence “Hidden meaning transforms unparalleled abstract beauty” might sound insightful, but it doesn’t actually say anything meaningful. The term gained attention after a 2015 study by Gordon Pennycook and colleagues, which found that some people consistently rate such statements as profound—even though they were generated using random buzzwords. Since then, researchers have become increasingly interested in what makes someone more susceptible to these kinds of statements. In an age of information overload, distinguishing truth from nonsense is more important than ever. Pseudo-profound bullshit may seem harmless on the surface, but it can shape people’s beliefs in ways that promote misinformation, influence political attitudes, and even affect health behaviors. To better understand who is most likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit, the researchers conducted a meta-analysis—a statistical technique that combines the results of multiple studies to identify patterns across a larger body of evidence. They analyzed 46 separate experiments drawn from 26 articles published between 2015 and 2023. The studies included more than 13,600 participants in total, with most of the data coming from Canada and the United States. All of the included studies used variations of the Bullshit Receptivity Scale, which presents people with meaningless but syntactically correct statements and asks them to rate how profound they find each one. The researchers then looked at how responses on this scale were related to other variables, such as cognitive reflection, verbal intelligence, belief systems, and thinking styles. The analysis revealed a consistent pattern: people who scored higher in receptivity to pseudo-profound bullshit were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, religious and paranormal claims, and had greater faith in intuition. These individuals also tended to score lower on measures of cognitive reflection, verbal intelligence, and mathematical ability. Cognitive reflection, which refers to the ability to override intuitive but incorrect answers in favor of more deliberate reasoning, showed the strongest negative correlation with bullshit receptivity. In other words, people who are more reflective and analytical are less likely to fall for nonsense that sounds deep. Verbal intelligence and arithmetic skills also showed negative correlations, although these effects were somewhat smaller. On the other hand, individuals who expressed stronger intuitive thinking tendencies—such as relying on gut feelings—were more likely to find pseudo-profound statements meaningful. They also tended to find mundane or motivational quotes more profound. These findings support the idea that some people have a general tendency to see depth and wisdom in all kinds of statements, regardless of their actual content. Interestingly, people who were more prone to ontological confusions—such as believing that thoughts can influence physical objects—also rated pseudo-profound statements as more meaningful. This suggests that a blurry distinction between abstract and concrete concepts might play a role in how people assess meaning. The researchers found that these relationships were generally consistent across the studies, though the strength of the effects varied. One of the most robust findings was the link between bullshit receptivity and motivational quotes. People who were more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit were also more likely to find depth in simple, inspirational phrases, even if those phrases lacked substance. Although the findings paint a fairly consistent picture, the authors caution that the data come with some limitations. Most of the studies were conducted in Western countries, primarily the United States and Canada, which means the results might not generalize to other cultural contexts. Additionally, the studies used slightly different versions of the bullshit receptivity measure, which could introduce inconsistencies. Another limitation involves the measurement tools themselves. While widely used, the Bullshit Receptivity Scale and the Cognitive Reflection Test have been criticized for their reliability and for overlapping with other cognitive traits, such as numeracy. These concerns suggest that future research should aim to refine these tools and develop more precise ways to assess how people process ambiguous or misleading information. Despite these limitations, the meta-analysis offers a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about bullshit receptivity and provides a foundation for future work. It shows that bullshit receptivity is not random but is meaningfully connected to individual cognitive differences and belief systems. Read more:

Owen Gregorian

79,530 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr