Brain Images Make Inaccurate Science News Trustworthy

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English - April 07, 2008 00:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 215 ratings
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Research published in the April issue of the journal Cognition shows that the colorful brain images created by functional magnetic resonance imaging can give a perceived credibility to an otherwise flawed science news story.