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Scientists rethink value of popular brain scan By MARION RENAULT, Associated Press
Published: December 15, 2020, 6:05am
Share: A functional magnetic resonance imaging scan on a computer screen at an Emory University lab in Atlanta. Using large magnets, the scans detect where oxygenated blood flows, allowing scientists to indirectly measure brain activity. (Ric Feld/Associated Press)
NEW YORK Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers.
Studies of brain images have suggested that Republicans and Democrats have visibly different thinking, that overweight adults have stronger responses to pictures of food and that it’s possible to predict a sober person’s likelihood of relapse.
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