The idea of fMRI as the new phrenology has been promoted by several skeptics of late.
More important is an article for which I lack the ref at hand, which reported that when both scientists AND everyday people read about some finding with support from fMRI both groups gave the finding more credence, even though it did not merit it. So the concern for me becomes one that too many people are now believing that if there is "a" (perhaps one and only, single) publication based on fMRI, then whatever the conclusion, it must be true, because it is backed by "scientific evidence." Sigh. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:11:37 -0400 >From: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] Mind Hacks: The fMRI smackdown cometh >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > This item on the (until now, little-talked-about) > shortcomings of fMRI will be of interest to many, I > think. > http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/06/the_fmri_smackdown_c.html > > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > "Part of respecting another person is taking the > time to criticise his or her views." > > - Melissa Lane, in a Guardian obituary for > philosopher Peter Lipton > > ================================= > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
