New research, old problems: Methodological and ethical issues in fMRI research examining sex/gender differences in emotion processing

Neuroethics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-330

  Bluhm, Robyn ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; fMRI; Neuroimaging; Philosophy of science; Sex gender differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84887413182     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9143-3     Document Type: Article

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