Some people like to use the salmon study as proof that fMRI is woo, but this isn't the case, it's actually a study to show the importance of correcting your stats.
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The original poster almost didn't make it to a conference, but when it did, it made a major splash, and reactions were very positive.
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The authors note that at the time the poster was presented, between 25-40% of studies on fMRI being published were NOT using the corrected comparisons. But by the time this group won the Ignobel last week, that number had dropped to 10%. And who knows, it might, in part, be due to a dead fish.
Sounds like the salmon study is evidence of a field with a healthy attitude and improving statistical techniques rather than one that should be seen as discredited.
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Interesting article, but as it says:
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Sounds like the salmon study is evidence of a field with a healthy attitude and improving statistical techniques rather than one that should be seen as discredited.