Threat and blame frames in political rhetoric about societal issues lead to neural and political polarization

Elisa van der Plas, Lara Todorova, Karin Heidlmayr, Giedo Jansen, Martin Rosema, Alan G. Sanfey

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10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9
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2026-03-20
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Scientific Reports
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9,
  title = {Threat and blame frames in political rhetoric about societal issues lead to neural and political polarization},
  author = {Elisa van der Plas and Lara Todorova and Karin Heidlmayr and Giedo Jansen and Martin Rosema and Alan G. Sanfey},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Scientific Reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Threat and blame frames in political rhetoric about societal issues lead to neural and political polarization
AU  - Elisa van der Plas
AU  - Lara Todorova
AU  - Karin Heidlmayr
AU  - Giedo Jansen
AU  - Martin Rosema
AU  - Alan G. Sanfey
PY  - 2026
JO  - Scientific Reports
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9
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Plas, E. V. D., Todorova, L., Heidlmayr, K., Jansen, G., Rosema, M., & Sanfey, A. G. (2026). Threat and blame frames in political rhetoric about societal issues lead to neural and political polarization. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43389-9

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