Asp presents at Misinformation Symposium in Morocco

Dr. Erik Asp joined several of the world's leading researchers for a symposium on the science of epistemology, misinformation, and disinformation in Rabat, Morocco (February 12-14).  Concern for "fake news" in the new "post-truth" world is currently widespread among the public and scholars.  Dr. Asp's presentation examined the psychological and neural mechanisms of belief and disbelief.  Broadly, Dr. Asp's evidence suggests that brain damage to the prefrontal cortex tends in increase credulity generally.  Moreover, his neuropsychological data argue for a Spinozan (or ballistic) model of belief fixation: belief is inextricably linked to comprehension, and the prefrontal cortex mediates secondary, retroactive disbelief.