Do mirror neurons explain understanding, or is it the other way round?
(Alternate title: In Soviet Russia, Mirror Neurons Explain YOU!) A draft of this post has been sitting around for a few weeks, and while I'm happy with today's sanity check,…
What does fMRI measure, anyway?
In the previous post, I began discussing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a popular but controversial experimental technique that allows researchers to investigate brain activity in humans and animals in…
Brains, Boats & Baseball bats — some thoughts on fMRI
I wanted to write a post on a new fMRI paper that looks really interesting. But in attempting to do so I felt the need to condense some of my…