Social Neuroscience

National identity reconfigures brain responses from them to us

How the human brain flexibly adapts social perception by recategorizing out-group (them) to in-group (us) remains unclear. Using functional MRI in Singapore's multicultural population, we investigated how priming subordinate (ethnic) versus …

Perception of Real vs. Fake Information

Investigating the neurocognitive processes underlying the belief in fake/real information.

The Structure of Deception: Validation of the Lying Profile Questionnaire

While deception is considered as a common phenomenon with important implications, its conceptualization and study as a dispositional trait is under-represented in the literature. Critically, and despite scientific evidence supporting the existence of …

Psychological Determinants of the Susceptibility to Fake News amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this study, we seek to examine whether the belief in conspiracy theories and one’s ability to regulate emotions are related to one’s tendency to fall prey to fake news.

Behavioural and Neural Correlates of Deception

An investigation of deception and trust.