ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Neural Processing of Sexist Criticism: Associations between Perceptions of Sexism and Prefrontal Activity
- Michelle Jin Yee Neoh
Nanyang Technological University - Andrea Bizzego
University of Trento - Jia Hui Teng
Nanyang Technological University - Giulio Gabrieli
Neuroscience and Behaviour Laboratory, Italian Institute of Technology - Gianluca Esposito
University of Trento
Abstract
The present study investigated whether perceptions of sexism influence neural processing of receiving sexist-related criticism. The results found a significant negative correlation between participants’ perceptions of sexism and brain activation in a brain cluster including the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and inferior frontal gyrus.
Social Cognition
