When Fakes Feel Real: Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Deepfake Hyperrealism in Younger and Older Adults
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- 10.1093/scan/nsag086
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- 2026-10-28
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- Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/scan/nsag086,
title = {When Fakes Feel Real: Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Deepfake Hyperrealism in Younger and Older Adults},
author = {Stephanie R Washburn and Tian Lin and Mengdi Zhu and Ryan Faulkner and Brian S Cahill and Nichole R Lighthall and Natalie C Ebner},
year = {2026},
journal = {Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience},
doi = {10.1093/scan/nsag086},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsag086}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - When Fakes Feel Real: Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Deepfake Hyperrealism in Younger and Older Adults AU - Stephanie R Washburn AU - Tian Lin AU - Mengdi Zhu AU - Ryan Faulkner AU - Brian S Cahill AU - Nichole R Lighthall AU - Natalie C Ebner PY - 2026 JO - Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience DO - 10.1093/scan/nsag086 UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsag086 ER -
APA
Washburn, S. R., Lin, T., Zhu, M., Faulkner, R., Cahill, B. S., Lighthall, N. R., & Ebner, N. C. (2026). When Fakes Feel Real: Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Deepfake Hyperrealism in Younger and Older Adults. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsag086
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