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Neuroscience Technologies Big Ideas Philosophy

Jens Foell November 29, 2017November 14, 2023 Amygdala, Cesare Lombroso, fMRI, fMRT, Franz Joseph Gall, Fusiform face area, fusiform gyrus, Germany, MRI, Neuroimaging, phenology, pseudoscience, racism, somatosensory cortex, spurious correlation, TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion

Is Neuroimaging Just Modern Phrenology?

You might have heard the term ‘phrenology’ thrown around, usually in the context of pseudoscience and racism. Or, if you’ve heard discussions about the Quentin Tarantino movie Django Unchained, it… Read More

Knowing Neurons

Fusiform face area

Facing the Uncanny Valley: Pareidolia and Face Recognition

Is Neuroimaging Just Modern Phrenology?

Myth or Fact? Everyone can mentally “tag” their friends.

The Doors of Perception