Description
The news media sometimes report functional brain imaging findings accurately, but often report them in oversimplified ways, such as implying that researchers identified a single brain region for Capacity X (like religious beliefs, morality, or political affiliation).
Locate a media report on functional brain imaging (ideally using fMRI or PET) and evaluate the quality of media coverage. In your answer, describe the imaging technique and the findings. Then, evaluate whether the reporter interpreted the findings correctly or did he or she oversimplify things? For example, did the reporter avoid implying that investigators located a single brain “spot” or “region” underlying a complex psychological capacity?
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