# Searching for the Metaverse: Neuroscience of Physical and Digital Communities

## Overview

**Authors:** Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K Wiederhold, Fabrizia Mantovani

**Publication Date:** 8 January 2024

**Link:** <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10794843/>

**Keywords:** Feedback control, metaverse, cognitive liberty, AI persuasion, manipulation risks, digital ethics, surveillance, mental autonomy, free will, psychological influence

**Type:** Peer-Reviewed Journals/White Papers

## Summary

The article examines how metaverse technologies can engage similar neurobiological processes as real-world environments, potentially reversing the trend of declining social capital in digital spaces.