Daniel Carlat over at the Carlat Psychiatry Report has a post titled "Brain Scams: The Marketing of Functional Neuroimaging" discussing his recent article in Wired on the subject:
Functional neuroimaging has great promise for elucidating the neurocircuitry of psychiatric disorders, but most of the neuro-entrepreneurs are leapfrogging over the necessary studies to rush their products to market. It's time to slow down and do it right.
Previous posts on this topic:
Are Brain Scans All the Rage?
What Neuroscience Cannot Tell Us About Humanity
Evolving Standards of Lunacy

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