From Algorithmic Gazing to Cognitive Closure: The Invisible Discipline of the Information Cocoon on Human Cognitive Constructs

Yuyue Xie

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.NE26084

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Received: 12 August 2025

Published: 19 August 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/2025.NE26084

Article Type: Research Article

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Xie,Y. (2025). From Algorithmic Gazing to Cognitive Closure: The Invisible Discipline of the Information Cocoon on Human Cognitive Constructs. Communications in Humanities Research,82,134-141.

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