Neural correlates of belief change in political and non-political domains among left-wing individuals confronted with counterarguments.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC12873188 · PMID 41507417

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The main effect of time approached significance, Pillai’s Trace = 0.116, F(1, 31) = 4.081, p = .052, partial η2 = 0.116, suggesting a general trend toward belief change over time.

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