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Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers

Posted by Algernon_Asimov
Tags: psychology, neurology, radicalization, neuroscience, extremism, researchers, brains, social exclusion, jihadists, author.mark townsend, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/06/social-exclusion-radicalisation-brain-scans

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Mark Townsend
Published
Jan 6 2019
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    Algernon_Asimov
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    I thought we already knew this? I thought we already knew that young people who felt socially excluded were vulnerable to radicalisation. Still, I suppose it's nice to have some science behind it.

    I thought we already knew this? I thought we already knew that young people who felt socially excluded were vulnerable to radicalisation.

    Still, I suppose it's nice to have some science behind it.

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    1. Gaywallet
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      A brain scan is very different from knowing that social exclusion makes people vulnerable to being radicalized. I'm excited to see some data on this but as far as I can tell none of their data has...

      A brain scan is very different from knowing that social exclusion makes people vulnerable to being radicalized. I'm excited to see some data on this but as far as I can tell none of their data has been published yet.

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