MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitWhat precisely constitutes a “difference” in brain activity? The answer has implications for cognitive neuroscientists who use neuroimaging to test theories about whether different brain regions support different cognitive functions. In a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, Bernhard Staresina and colleagues introduce a new method called “state-trace analysis”, […]
What's been bugging Rik Henson? And is state-trace analysis the answer?
What precisely constitutes a “difference” in brain activity? The answer has implications for cognitive neuroscientists who use neuroimaging to test theories about whether different brain regions support different cognitive functions. In a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, Bernhard Staresina and colleagues introduce a new method called “state-trace analysis”, […]
