Implicit neural measures of trust in artificial intelligence

Tobias Feldmann-Wüstefeld; Eva Wiese

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Implicit neural measures of trust in artificial intelligence

Tobias Feldmann-Wüstefeld

Eva Wiese

Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans Vol. 7 pp. 100274 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 2026
Vol/Issue: 7
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Tobias Feldmann-Wüstefeld

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Eva Wiese

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Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

DFG Award: FE 1832 /3-1

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Tobias Feldmann-Wüstefeld, Eva Wiese (2026). Implicit neural measures of trust in artificial intelligence. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 7, 100274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2026.100274

Implicit neural measures of trust in artificial intelligence

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