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25%OFFBarbara J. Sahakian - Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: What is really going on inside our heads? - 9780198752882 - V9780198752882
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Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: What is really going on inside our heads?

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Description for Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: What is really going on inside our heads? Hardcover. 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 consider the ethical implications of using these techniques. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 figures including a 4 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
The recent explosion of neuroscience techniques has been game-changing in terms of understanding the healthy brain, and in the development of neuropsychiatric treatments. One of the key techniques is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which allows us to examine the human brain non-invasively, and observe brain activity in real time. Through fMRI, we are beginning to build a deeper understanding of our thoughts, motivations, and behaviours. Already fMRI has been used to detect conscious activity in some patients who had all indications of being in a vegetative state, and even enabled us to communicate with some of them. This ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198752882
SKU
V9780198752882
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About Barbara J. Sahakian
Barbara J Sahakian is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute. She is also an Honorary Clinical Psychologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. She holds a PhD and a DSc from the University of Cambridge. She is Past-President of the International Neuroethics Society, Past-President of the British Association for ... Read more

Reviews for Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: What is really going on inside our heads?
Rich coverage of behavioural research
Russell Poldrack, Nature
A valuable primer on what fMRI can and cannot tell us, at least at the moment
Julian Baggini, Financial Times
The authors highlight ethical issues that should be of interest to all of us.
Psychology Today

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