If we are seduced by neuroscience, it might not be the pretty pictures that people find so alluring. Illustration/iStockphoto.com hide caption toggle caption Illustration/iStockphoto.com Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture 'Brain Porn' Not So Seductive After All? November 18, 2013 • Recent findings challenge the idea that people are more likely to buy into research that features pretty pictures of the brain. Commentator Tania Lombrozo says our responses to neuroimages may just reflect our conflicting instincts about reductionism and the limits of science.
