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. 2006 Sep;28(1):122-142.
doi: 10.1177/1075547006291990.

Brain Imaging: A Decade of Coverage in the Print Media

Eric Racine  1 , Ofek Bar-Ilan, Judy Illes
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Brain Imaging: A Decade of Coverage in the Print Media

Eric Racine et al. Sci Commun. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Advances in neuroscience are increasingly intersecting with issues of ethical, legal, and social interest. This study is an analysis of press coverage of an advanced technology for brain imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, that has gained significant public visibility over the past ten years. Discussion of issues of scientific validity and interpretation dominated over ethical content in both the popular and specialized press. Coverage of research on higher order cognitive phenomena specifically attributed broad personal and societal meaning to neuroimages. The authors conclude that neuroscience provides an ideal model for exploring science communication and ethics in a multicultural context.

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