A new article from STATS at George Mason University about functional magnetic resonance imaging begins:
In the first part of an ongoing series, we look at functional magnetic resonance imaging, and whether it’s really the window on the mind that some in the media – and science – would have us believe.
With the news media telling us that neuroscience – and brain scans – can explain everything from a global pandemic of Justin Bieber fever to whether you are likely to stay with your spouse, we investigate what neuroscience can and can’t tell us about who we are and why we do the things we do. ...
Click to read the rest of "Neuroscience or Neurobabble?" I recommend it. Note that I will be watching for the rest of the series and adding the links here.
While you are over at the STATS Web site, be sure to click on their FAQ page for tips to help us evaluate research reported in the media.
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