What Drives People to Believe Falsehoods?

What Drives People to Believe Falsehoods?

Understanding how humans detect deception has long captivated psychologists and neuroscientists alike, as it touches on fundamental aspects of social cognition and interpersonal communication. Recent research spearheaded by Yingjie Liu at North China University of Science and Technology takes this inquiry to a neuroscientific frontier by investigating the neural underpinnings of how people assess honesty—or deception—depending on the social cont…