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Seeing is believing: the effect of brain images on judgments of scientific reasoning

Seeing is believing: the effect of brain images on judgments of scientific reasoning | Science News | Scoop.it

Brain images are believed to have a particularly persuasive influence on the public perception of research on cognition. Three experiments are reported showing that presenting brain images with articles summarizing cognitive neuroscience research resulted in higher ratings of scientific reasoning for arguments made in those articles, as compared to articles accompanied by bar graphs, a topographical map of brain activation, or no image

 

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Mind over matter: Patients' perceptions of illness make a difference

Mind over matter: Patients' perceptions of illness make a difference | Science News | Scoop.it
(Medical Xpress) -- Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness.
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Seeing is believing? The neuroscience of magic

News article: How our brains perceive illusions - Friday January 13, 4pm, Lecture Theatre 2, Engineering Building...
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Seeing really is believing

(Medical Xpress) -- Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their team's pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault?
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Why do we still believe when we know it’s probably not true?

Why do we still believe when we know it’s probably not true? | Science News | Scoop.it

It's not about the benefits we gain from believing in this or that. Or the supposed reality of the objects these beliefs describe.

It's all about cost.

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Is This Your Brain On God? : NPR

Is This Your Brain On God? : NPR | Science News | Scoop.it
More than half of adult Americans report they have had a spiritual experience that changed their lives.
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