Posted: Jul 03, 2010 12:38 am
LIFE wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Phantoms-Brain-Probing-Mysteries-Human/dp/0688172172&tag=rationskepti-20
Yeah I know about "Phantoms in the Brain"
(Your link doesn't work by the way). I was just hoping for some actual articles on the subject, as popscience books (whilst interesting) do tend to have a few points that are basically made up in order to make it a bit more interesting and it reflects more the opinion of the author, rather than what the scientific evidence actually says. LIFE wrote:Also you would think a scientist should conduct experiments in a scientific way and not jump to unfounded conclusions
In a perfect world this is true, but unfortunately not always the case which is why it's important for independent scientists to replicate others' work and attempt to falsify their conclusions. The Amazon preview of the book also notes in the preface that the section on "denial" (as relating to this topic) "...describe[s] work at an earlier stage, much of which is frankly speculative" (page xvi).