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Farah MJ, Hook CJ, Braithwaite J, et al. The Seductive Allure of "Seductive Allure". Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013;8(1):88-90doi: 10.1177/1745691612469035.
Farah, M. J., Hook, C. J., Braithwaite, J., Churruca, K., Long, J. C., Ellis, L. A., & Herkes, J. (2013). The Seductive Allure of "Seductive Allure". Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 8(1), 88-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691612469035
Farah, Martha J, et al. "The Seductive Allure of "Seductive Allure"." Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science vol. 8,1 (2013): 88-90. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691612469035
Farah MJ, Hook CJ, Braithwaite J, Churruca K, Long JC, Ellis LA, Herkes J. The Seductive Allure of "Seductive Allure". Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013 Jan;8(1):88-90. doi: 10.1177/1745691612469035. PMID: 26172255.
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Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013 Jan;8(1):88-90. doi: 10.1177/1745691612469035.

The Seductive Allure of "Seductive Allure".

Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science

Martha J Farah, Cayce J Hook, Braithwaite, Churruca, Long, Ellis, Herkes

Affiliations

  1. Center for Neuroscience & Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia [email protected].
  2. Center for Neuroscience & Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

PMID: 26172255 DOI: 10.1177/1745691612469035

Abstract

The idea of fMRI's "seductive allure" is supported by two widely cited studies. Upon closer analysis of these studies, and in light of more recent research, we find little empirical support for the claim that brain images are inordinately influential.

© The Author(s) 2013.

Keywords: brain imaging; fMRI; neuroethics; publication bias; scientific communication

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