Editorial Integrity, Sourcing & Transparent AI Disclosure
Mind & Behavior is committed to truthful, transparent, and empirically grounded journalism. We believe our readers deserve absolute clarity regarding how our content is researched, written, and verified.
1. AI Assistance & Human Editorial Governance
In accordance with modern ethical publishing standards and Google E-E-A-T guidelines:
- Our newsroom utilizes state-of-the-art artificial intelligence models (such as GPT-4o-mini and Gemini 2.5 Flash) to assist in real-time literature scanning, candidate topic clustering, outline structuring, and initial draft synthesis.
- All AI-assisted drafts undergo automated and algorithmic quality gates, verifying factual citations, terminology integrity, grammar accuracy, and absence of medical hallucination.
- All editorial illustrations are digitally generated using FLUX.1 models to represent conceptual themes symbolically (no real individuals or patients are depicted).
2. Sourcing Standards & Evidence Hierarchy
Every claim regarding psychological conditions, neurological mechanisms, or psychotherapeutic efficacy must be anchored in verified medical and psychological reporting. We prioritize:
- Peer-reviewed publications in major scientific journals (e.g., The Lancet Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, American Psychologist, Neuropsychopharmacology).
- Official clinical guidelines published by the APA, NICE, WHO, and NIMH.
- Direct attribution to lead researchers and academic institutions.
3. Corrections Policy
If an error of fact or clinical misstatement is discovered, we correct it transparently and promptly. Readers are encouraged to report any inaccuracies to [email protected].