What Lurks Behind the Brain Image: Differentiating Neuroscience from Neuro-Bunk

Geared to the average person, in this video a neuroimaging expert explains how to be critical of overblown science reporting in the mass media. Part of a series of short videos featuring academics from various areas of brain sciences, from the Penn Media Seminar on Neuroscience and Society.

Producer: University of Pennsylvania Featuring: Dr. Geoffrey K. Aguirre
Format: Flash Date: April 22, 2009
Length: 00:07:50  
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdsMEISSChQ
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Sandra Kiume is a mental health advocate from Vancouver, Canada, and the founder of @unsuicide. Along with maintaining Channel N, she contributes to World of Psychology.

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Kiume, S. (2009). DIY Debunking. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 23, 2013, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/channeln/2009/05/diy-debunking/

 

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