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Understanding the neurocognitive mechanisms of cognitive security
James Crum1, Aaron R Allred2, Sarah R Bostrom3
1Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
|October 30, 2025
Summary
Cognitive security explores how information threats affect individuals. Understanding neurophysiological underpinnings can reveal brain markers for susceptibility and resilience, improving interventions against misinformation.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Human Factors
- Information Security
Background:
- Cognitive security addresses information-based threats in daily life.
- Individual cognitive security involves human factors influencing responses to threats.
- Understanding susceptibility and resilience drivers is crucial for intervention strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and synthesize research on the drivers of cognitive (in)security.
- To explore the neurophysiological underpinnings of susceptibility and resilience.
- To propose a framework for understanding cognitive security dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of experimental research and theoretical perspectives.
- Synthesis of findings to propose a general framework.
- Analysis from a cognitive neuroscientific perspective.
Main Results:
- Identified factors influencing susceptibility to erroneous, inauthentic, and misleading information.
- Proposed a framework for dynamic interactions of endogenous and exogenous factors.
- Highlighted specific brain systems as potentially more exploitable, suggesting neuromarker candidates.
Conclusions:
- Assessing brain activity in executive, affective, and integrative mechanisms is key.
- This assessment can lead to improved interventions for cognitive resilience.
- AI-based tools may aid in developing these interventions.
Keywords:
Cognitive controlCognitive neuroscienceCognitive securityFunctional neuroimagingGenerative AIHuman factorsHuman-computer interactionSusceptibilityMore Related Videos
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