Why do some shun science and cling to conspiracy? Bruce Miller, MD, recently wrote in JAMA about the dangerous consequences of antiscience rhetoric and the neurological mechanisms that can encourage acceptance of false beliefs. Miller is a world-renowned expert on the diagnosis and management of dementia and co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute. He makes the connection between the brain and science denial and discusses what clinicians can do to help their patients embrace science.

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