One negative consequence of Cognition is when the source of news is wrong or influenced.
"Dramatic reductions in advertising and subscription revenue in recent years mean news outlets are even less likely to push back against commercial intrusions in the functioning of the
newsroom. Journalists trying to hold on to their jobs in a shrinking newsroom are less likely to speak up about interference from owners or other powerful interests."
"Cravings for "authenticity" and "fulfillment" are a hot topic. Words like "spirituality" and "mean-ingful" get heavy use. And praise abounds for a firsthand narrative by
a woman who recently rediscovered the joy of prayer.
If this sounds like a convention of New Age religious writers — held at a cabin in the woods or a commune in the desert — think again.
The setting is a trendy downtown Manhattan restaurant. The participants, perched confidently on tall stools and collectively projecting an air of understated chic, are editors at high-profile mass-market women's magazines.
A growing body of work in neuroscience suggests that these diversions, along with advertising motivation, are tied to a single brain chemical, dopamine. Media, marketers, even politicians and teachers, know how to manipulate dopamine levels to encourage desired behavior.
"Many of the most popular technologies of our time tap into the powerful reward mechanisms in our brains. And while most researchers stop short of calling video games and modern tech addictive, there's evidence that these technologies alter how our brains work and change how we behave."
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