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Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans : How fMRI reveals what really goes on in our minds /
The potential of fMRI is extraordinary. It allows us to observe brain activity in real time, build an understanding of thoughts and motivations, and discern unconscious biases. In a limited but real way we can now 'read minds'. Barbara Sahakian and Julia Gottwald explain the science, and c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans; Copyright; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONTENTS ; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF PLATES; Colour Plates; 1: HOW DOES NEUROSCIENCE IMPACT SOCIETY? ; 2: CAN NEUROSCIENTISTS READ YOUR MIND? ; How Much Mind-Reading Is Really Possible Today? ; The Limitations ; Good vs Bad Mind-Reading? ; 3: A RACIAL BIAS HIDING IN YOUR MIND? ; Measuring the Hidden Racial Bias with the Help of Neuroscience ; Can Racial Bias Be Changed? ; Why Do We Need to Think about Racial Bias? ; Screening for Racial Bias? ; 4: THE PERFECT LIE DETECTOR? ; How Often Do We Lie? ; How to Detect a Lie.
- Brain Networks of Deception Accuracy of fMRI for Lie Detection ; The Limitations ; 5: HOW MORAL IS YOUR BRAIN? ; Different Types of Moral Decision ; Morality of Intention ; In Search of the Morality Centre ; Abnormal Morality ; Abnormal Morality as an Excuse? ; Altered Morality ; Risky Potentials and Potential Risks ; 6: ARE YOU IN CONTROL? ; Control Centres in the Brain ; Out of Control? ; Can We Control Self-Control? ; How Much Control Do We Really Have? ; Gaining Control ; 7: SHOW ME YOUR BRAIN AND I KNOW WHAT YOU BUY? ; Beyond Traditional Measures ; The Use of fMRI in Marketing Research.