Terrorist Recruitment in the Virtual Era: Analyzing the Neurocognitive Process of Online Radicalization

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Brief Overview

This paper examines the neurocognitive process of radicalization, specifically as it occurs within virtual online space, and how message content and production features have the potential to arouse empathy and generate radical-persuasive outcomes.

Author

• Tiffiany Howard, University of Nevada-Las Vegas