tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post2091334298040189967..comments2024-03-14T23:52:09.893-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Genomarketing!The Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-61124433593785865622009-11-13T07:53:37.632-08:002009-11-13T07:53:37.632-08:00Raymond Tallis may want to reconsider his opinion ...Raymond Tallis may want to reconsider his opinion on the causality of brain states after he gets a stroke that leaves him completely blind (for example).<br /> The neuro-this and neuro-that is a fad, hyped by many scientific and popular journals. But it's not different from other fads. The social-this and social-that is another recent one. Trashing fads is fine, but one should not get confused with the legitimate research also going on and throw everything away.<br /> Eventually, with enough rigorous research, we will find brain states for pretty much anything we do. Obviously, it's going to be a problem for the legal system and for the notion of personal responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-89931292298203749532009-11-12T18:27:54.883-08:002009-11-12T18:27:54.883-08:00I did see the "Neurotrash" article. Rath...I did see the "Neurotrash" article. Rather ill-humored, eh? He makes some good points, yeah, but then he takes it to ridiculous extremes: <br /><br /><i>The plea “My brain made me do it” would essentially be that of “the Big Bang made me do it”.</i><br /><br />However, the brains of some unfortunate individuals with paranoid schizophrenia do "tell" them to drown their children or behead a passenger on the bus.<br /><br />Anyway. I always thought "Neurotrash" would be a great name for a neuroscience gossip and trash-talking blog.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-14314769698811551942009-11-12T17:45:41.669-08:002009-11-12T17:45:41.669-08:00"Genomarketing"...ugh. Have you read the..."Genomarketing"...ugh. Have you read the "<a href="http://newhumanist.org.uk/2172/neurotrash" rel="nofollow">Neurotrash</a>" article yet? He's right on the mark about neuro-this and neuro-that methinks, but a lot of harshness on other things.Neural Outlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299570389772377623noreply@blogger.com