http://www.amazon.com/Great-Myths-Brain ... 1118312716
Dr. Christian Jarrett wrote the above book describing a whole bunch of pseudoscientific myths about the human brain. Here are a few.
- We use only 10% of our brains. Wrong. One way or another, humans use 100% of the brain.
- Right brained people are more creative. BS.
- If a person is having an epileptic fit, you should put something in their mouth to stop them swallowing their tongue. Utter crap.
- Women lose their intelligence and/or memory when pregnant. Simply not true.
- Mood disorders come from brain chemical imbalances. Not.
- Computerised brain training can make you smart. More bollocks.
Popular myths that have been promulgated include a 'dark patch' on the brain causing rape and murder. Something called a 'crockus' that is four times bigger in women than men. Nope. It does not exist. Another source of bulldust is the Mars/Venus books about the difference between men and women.
A lot of problems arise from single and small studies which return incomplete or inaccurate results. A meta-analysis of many studies is more likely to be accurate.
No doubt more myths will be revealed with more research. In the mean time, it pays to be skeptical.
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Wrong.Blind groper wrote: In the mean time, it pays to be skeptical.
The money is in the bullshit.
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You have a keen sense of humour, mistermack, but some of your jokes do fall flat. This is one of them.mistermack wrote:Wrong.Blind groper wrote: In the mean time, it pays to be skeptical.
The money is in the bullshit.
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I don't think it is funny either, but it is certainly a valid point.Hermit wrote:You have a keen sense of humour, mistermack, but some of your jokes do fall flat. This is one of them.mistermack wrote:Wrong.Blind groper wrote: In the mean time, it pays to be skeptical.
The money is in the bullshit.
Bullshit sells.
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I didn't think it was that unfunny.
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Me neither. It had a certain core of chuckleworthyness and also the veneer of obvious truth.rEvolutionist wrote:I didn't think it was that unfunny.
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Damning with faint praise...rEvolutionist wrote:I didn't think it was that unfunny.
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