The dire, horrible, brain-damaging effects of pornography may not exactly exist, suggests this study of a study that insists that yes, those effects do exist. The studies are: “Neuroscience research fails to support claims that excessive pornography consumption causes brain damage,” Rory C. Reid, Bruce N. Carpenter, and Timothy W. Fong, Surgical Neurology International, 2011; […]
Tag: Neuroscience
‘Welcome to My Brain’ (paper)
Dr. Anne Beate Reinertsen PhD is associate professor and post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Education at Nord-Trøndelag University College, Norway. The professor welcomes you to her brain. She offers you this explanation in her paper entitled : ‘Welcome to My Brain’ (in: Qualitative Inquiry, July 12, 2013) “This is about developing recursive, intrinsic, […]
Neurotriumph: Teen Song Popularity Prediction
Is this the greatest triumph of 21st century neuroscience? A new study sings of the persuasive power of fMRI studies, and of the emerging consensus that, one way or another, they are good for business [also see 1st bonus item below, about a related book]. Futurity.org reports the news: Teen brains predict song popularity “We […]
“Brain scans show” [brain show business]
Dorothy Bishop writes, in her blog (HT Uta Frith): I was set off today by a report that “fMRI scans prove music is more emotionally stimulating if you listen with your eyes closed”. What’s wrong with that? Well… It seems every week we have another claim that brain scans have shown something about our cognitive or […]