Neuroimaging of Sacred Values and Willingness to Fight

Aggregating fMRI brain activity data from supporters of a radical Islamist group in Barcelona, Spain, measuring their willingness to fight and die for sacred and non-sacred values. The study was authored by Nafees Hamid and published in 2019.

Use Cases

• Analyze fMRI activity patterns in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) associated with sacred value declarations.
• Compare brain activity in inferior frontal gyrus and parietal cortex between sacred and non-sacred value conditions.
• Investigate dlPFC activation in response to peer ratings of sacred values to study social influence on radicalization.

Strengths

• Data is from a published neuroimaging study on a specific population of radicalized individuals.
• Includes measures of willingness to fight and die for both sacred and non-sacred values.
• Associated with peer rating data to assess social influence.

Limitations

• Sample size is not specified, which may limit statistical power for subgroup analyses.
• Geographic focus is limited to neighborhoods in and around Barcelona, Spain.
• Data is from 2019 and may not reflect current neurocognitive patterns.

Provenance

Source

Dryad

Collection Method

fMRI brain activity measurements from participants indicating willingness to fight and die for values, and reacting to peer ratings.

Freshness

Last updated in 2019.

Geography

Barcelona, Spain