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Author Uttal, William R.

Title Reliability in cognitive neuroscience : a meta-meta analysis / William R. Uttal.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 238 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Meta-analysis-the idea -- Meta-analysis-the methodology -- Meta-analysis-on the reliability of cognitive neuroscience data-an empirical inquiry -- Theories of the mind-brain -- Current status and future need.
Summary Cognitive neuroscientists increasingly claim that brain images generated by new brain imaging technologies reflect, correlate, or represent cognitive processes. This book warns against these claims, arguing that, despite its utility in anatomic and physiological applications, brain imaging research has not provided consistent evidence for correlation with cognition. It bases this argument on a review of the empirical literature, pointing to variability in data not only among subjects within individual experiments but also in the meta-analytical approach that pools data from different experiments.
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Subject Cognitive neuroscience.
Cognitive neuroscience.
Meta-analysis.
Meta-analysis.
Brain -- Physiology.
Brain -- Physiology.
Brain mapping.
Brain mapping.
Brain -- Physiology -- Review.
Brain mapping -- Review.
Cognition -- Review.
Cognition.
Mental Processes.
Brain.
Brain Mapping.
Cognition.
Meta-Analysis as Topic.
Reproducibility of Results.
Genre/Form Review.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Uttal, William R. Reliability in cognitive neuroscience. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013 9780262018524 (DLC) 2012016250 (OCoLC)791683484
ISBN 9780262312042 (electronic book)
0262312042 (electronic book)
9780262312035 (electronic book)
0262312034 (electronic book)
9781283953184 (MyiLibrary)
1283953188 (MyiLibrary)
9780262018524
0262018527