[escepticos] De interés para psicólogos: The neural basis of Implicit Attitudes

[Carlos Dominguez]

The neural basis of Implicit Attitudes en *"Current Directions in
Psychological Science" :*artículo completo en
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/frontcontent/The_Neural_Basis.pdf

ABSTRACT—Evidence that human preferences, beliefs, and behavior are
influenced by sources that are outside the
reach of conscious awareness, control, intention, and selfreflection is
incontrovertible. Recent advances in neuroscience
have enabled researchers to investigate the neural basis of these implicit
attitudes, particularly attitudes
involving social groups. From this research, a model with three identified
neural components related to the
automatic activation and regulation of implicit attitudes is beginning to
emerge. The amygdala is implicated in the
automatic evaluation of socially relevant stimuli, while the anterior
cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices
are involved in the detection and regulation, respectively, of implicit
attitudes. Further support for this model comes
from the inclusion of these regions in current models concerning the
cognitive regulation of emotion and the detection
of conflict. *The identification of a putative neural substrate for implicit
attitudes has had a direct impact on
psychological research into their nature and operational characteristics*.We
discuss how this emerging neural model
has influenced current research on implicit attitudes and describe the
importance of such models for directing future
research.
KEYWORDS—implicit attitude; implicit bias; social cognition;
social neuroscience; amygdala

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