The Ideological Brain

Biographies

Leor Zmigrod Biography: Inspiring Political Neuroscientist

Introduction Leor Zmigrod is a political psychologist, cognitive neuroscientist, researcher, and author. She is known for studying why some people become attracted to extreme ideologies, rigid beliefs, and dogmatic political groups. Her work connects brain science with psychology, politics, and human behaviour. Instead of studying only what people believe, she examines how the mind processes changing rules, uncertainty, evidence, identity,…