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Brain Myth #3: Only a Ph.D Can Advance Brain Science

Because PH.D.'s have so much knowledge of the brain, it's reasonable to assume they'd be the ones to advance brain science. Doctors of neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging etc. have undergone years of training, experimentation, learning and discovery. Knowledge and skills are developed and refined as she conducts research, performs experiments, contributes to the literature etc. How could an "amateur" or independent researcher compete with this? Yet there is an aspect of science...

Brain Myth #4: A Brain Theory Would Use Standard Terminology

Although brain science has amassed a great deal of valuable knowledge, theoretical understanding is lacking. There is no brain theory. How does the brain function in relation to the mind? How does it create, compute, mediate or process not only sensation and perception, but recognition, identification, meaning, thought, emotion, executive control, goals, attention, intention, motor control and learning? A theory of how the brain enables our mental states and processes remains elusive. As Jeff...