Ten Principles for Interpreting Neuroscientific Pronouncements Regarding Human Nature
As the field of brain research continues to advance, much is being discovered about the various aspects of the brain that are associated with certain feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. However, certain studies, or popularized accounts thereof, overreach in their pronouncements, drawing unwarranted c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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Dialog
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-50 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
brain scan limitations
B fMRI B Free Will B critique of neuroscience B Neurotheology |
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| Summary: | As the field of brain research continues to advance, much is being discovered about the various aspects of the brain that are associated with certain feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. However, certain studies, or popularized accounts thereof, overreach in their pronouncements, drawing unwarranted conclusions regarding human nature. There are ten principles that will assist the non-specialist in critically assessing both now and future discoveries reported from the neurosciences, with a focus on helping theologians using neuroscientific data in multidisciplinary work regarding human nature. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12153 |