KUT News Now

KUT News Now > All Episodes

July 20, 2022

Retraining the brain to dislodge the ‘multiple complex factors’ that can form and fuel prejudice

By: Jennifer Stayton

Prejudice rears its ugly head in hateful and tragic acts small and large every day — from personal microaggressions to horrific events like this year’s mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store.

It might seem as if the false information and assumptions that fuel prejudice are all learned, but biology may actually play a role in prejudice, too.

Central Texas neuropsychotherapist Bella Rockman says prejudice is “developed from multiple complex factors that influence our thinking.”