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Living with the Ancient Puzzle
Author(s) -
Parens Erik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.1002/hast.298
Subject(s) - neuroimaging , conjunction (astronomy) , psychology , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , epistemology , neuroscience , philosophy , physics , astronomy
We began this special report by suggesting that neuroimaging technologies are tools that can, when used carefully and in conjunction with the other tools of neuroscience and psychology, help illuminate the capacities and behaviors that constitute our minds. In the course of this special report we have called attention to some basic points that are worth remembering as we encounter more and more claims about human psychology that are based on evidence from imaging technologies like fMRI .