Neurology Articles
SCARS Articles Explaining Scam/Fraud/Cybercrime Neurology, the Brain, and Nervous System
Articles related to neurology and the effects of scams and their impact on the brains and nervous systems of scam victims.
Featured Articles
The Spotlight Effect – Cognitive Bias – 2025
The Spotlight Effect - Cognitive Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract The spotlight effect is a cognitive bias that causes individuals to overestimate the extent to which others notice, Read More ...
Trauma Response – The Human ‘Prey Animal Response System’ and Scam Victims – 2025
The 'Prey Animal Response System' and Scam Victims - a Trauma Response The Human Mind's 'Prey Animal Response System' in Traumatized Scam Victims - Before, During, and Long After the Scam Principal Category: Psychology of Scams and Scam Victim Recovery Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty Read More ...
Psychological Reactive Abuse in Relationship Scams – 2025
Psychological Reactive Abuse in Relationship Scams Principal Category: Psychology of Scams - Manipulation and Control Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Tim Read More ...
Opponent Processing in Scam Victims – Before and During the Scam – 2025
Opponent Processing in Scam Victims - Before and During the Scam Opponent Processing - a Cognitive Function that Can Increase Scam Victim Vulnerability Principal Category: Psychology/Neurology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Deep Psychological Depression and the Effects it has on Scam Victim Recovery – 2025
Deep Psychological Depression and the Effects it has on Scam Victim Recovery The Paralyzing Effects of Deep Psychological Depression on Scam Victims and How It Halts Recovery Principal Category: Scam Victim Psychological Disorders Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Read More ...
Personality Traits and Past Trauma Responses – 2025
Personality Traits and Past Trauma Responses Is It Really You? Recognizing Personality Traits as Trauma Responses Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society of Citizens Against Read More ...
Scam Victims’ Mobilization Defense Mechanisms – 2024
Scam Victim Mobilization Defense Mechanisms How Psychological Mobilization Defense Mechanisms Activate in Scam Victims and Affect Trauma Recovery Principal Category: Psychological Coping & Defense Mechanisms Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of Read More ...
Tyrosine and Mood Regulation for Scam Victims and Those Suffering from Psychological Trauma – 2024
Tyrosine and Mood Regulation for Scam Victims and Those Suffering from Psychological Trauma Principal Category: Neurology of Scams - Hormones & Neurotransmitters Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society of Read More ...
Neurology Articles
The Freeze Response – 2025
The Freeze Response: What Happens in the Mind and Body Principal Category: Psychological Trauma Responses Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Social Desirability Bias – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Social Desirability Bias Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Social desirability bias is a common psychological pattern where individuals alter their words, behaviors, or self-reports Read More ...
Illusion of Knowledge – Cognitive Bias – 2025
Illusion of Knowledge Principal Category: Cognitive Biases Authors: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth – Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. The illusion of knowledge is a cognitive bias that causes individuals to believe they understand Read More ...
The Connection Between Psychological Betrayal Trauma and Diabetes – 2025
The Connection Between Psychological Betrayal Trauma and Diabetes Principal Category: Neurology of Scam Victims / Somatic Effects of Scam Victimization Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Abstract Psychological Read More ...
Enduring Neurological Consequences of Psychological Betrayal Trauma – 2025
Enduring Neurological Consequences of Psychological Betrayal Trauma Principal Category: Scam Victim Neurology Authors: • Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych) – Licensed Psychologist, Specialty in Crime Victim Trauma Therapy, Neuropsychologist, Certified Deception Professional, Psychology Advisory Panel & Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. • Tim Read More ...
Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Traumatized Scam Victim Psychology – 2025
Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Traumatized Scam Victim Psychology Grain of Sand Theory in Complex Systems Applies to Post-Traumatic Stress in Scam Victims Principal Category: Psychological Trauma & PTSD Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Read More ...
Duty and the Origin of Shame in Scam Victims – 2025
Duty and the Origin of Shame in Scam Victims The Evolutionary Duty to Defend: How Failure and Shame Are Hard-Wired into Human Psychology Principal Category: Recovery Psychology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Read More ...
Doubling – Scam Victim Psychology – 2025
Psychological Doubling A Phenomenon of the Mind in Most Scam Victims Principal Category: Scam Victim Psychology Author: • Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc. Psychological doubling is a defense mechanism in which a Read More ...
