Brain Scanning vs. Self-Rated Brain Activity

What do self-reports of brain activity tell us?

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By Neuroskeptic
Nov 10, 2019 9:46 AMFeb 26, 2020 6:55 PM
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From MacDuffie et al. (2019) Fig 3

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On Twitter this week I joked that neuroscientists could save money on brain scanners by just asking people how active their brains are.

However, it turns out that there has already been a study that actually asked people to do this, as I found out thanks to Niclas Kuper’s very helpful reply.

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