Conspiracy beliefs are associated with a reduction in frontal beta power and biases in categorizing ambiguous stimuli

A Narmashiri, F Akbari, A Sohrabi, J Hatami - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Prior beliefs, such as conspiracy beliefs, significantly influence our perception of the natural
world. However, the brain activity associated with perceptual decision-making in conspiracy …

The role of dual mechanism control in paranormal beliefs: Evidence from behavioral and electrical stimulation studies

A Narmashiri, J Hatami, R Khosrowabadi - Cogent Psychology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Paranormal believers' thinking is frequently biased by intuitive beliefs. Lack of inhibition of
these tempting beliefs is considered a key element in paranormal believers' thinking …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cognitive control in paranormal beliefs: a study based on performance in go/no-go task

A Narmashiri, J Hatami, R Khosrowabadi… - Basic and Clinical …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: A total of 92 people were selected based on low, middle, and high scores in the
revised paranormal belief scale (R-PBS) and assigned to 3 groups. The groups included 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of expectations and sensory unreliability on voice detection–A preregistered study

P Szymanek, M Homan, M van Elk, M Hohol - Consciousness and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The phenomenon of “hearing voices” can be found not only in psychotic disorders, but also
in the general population, with individuals across cultures reporting auditory perceptions of …

Target Distance from the Visual Field and Increased Age Affect Visual Search Efficiency: Behavioral and Modeling Evidence

F Akbari, S Asivandzadehchaharmahali, A Tanha… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Recent findings suggest that conjunction visual search can be explained through the serial
processing of features. However, the roles of several critical factors, including target distance …