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The Trouble with Brain Scans - Issue 98: Mind - Nautilus
The Trouble with Brain Scans - Issue 98: Mind - Nautilus
Once back in the control room, Will launched the experiment’s slot machine game. Soon we heard the frenetic stream of high-pitched beeps that indicated we had begun to collect functional images of his brain. At times it seemed bizarre, studying the neurobiology of intergroup decisions by sticking a single person into a chilly, spaceship-esque donut to play what were essentially low-graphic video games for an hour. These are, however, the constraints of most fMRI lab studies—a highly simplified computer task interface that mimics features of the real world while the machine tracks your blood flow patterns.
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The Trouble with Brain Scans - Issue 98: Mind - Nautilus