[Opinion] Racial Bias Warps Perception: Brain Scans Explain Why People May See Weapons That Aren’t There

Racial Bias Warps Perception: Brain Scans Explain Why People May See Weapons That Aren’t There

A new brain scan study shows that racial bias doesn’t just shape opinions, but it can also actually change the way our brains see the world. When people looked at Black faces before everyday objects like tools, their brains responded as if those tools were more weapon-like. The post Racial Bias Warps Perception: Brain Scans Explain Why People May See Weapons That Aren’t There appeared first on Study Finds.

Racial stereotypes can make us see weapons where they don't exist, brain-imaging study suggests

Unarmed Black civilians are three times more likely to be shot and killed by police officers than unarmed white civilians in the U.S. In tragic cases in recent years, unarmed Black men holding innocuous objects like a wallet, cell phone, or vape pen were killed by police officers because those objects were misidentified as weapons.