http://sciconrev.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/ News from the Scientific Study of Consciousness Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://sciconrev.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-37669 Janiece Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:45:48 +0000 http://sci-con.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/#comment-37669 What an odd comment! So research that is based on anything that "plugs in" is worthless, dangerous, and false? Skip, I think you were too gracious, you need to back it up to the 19th century... What an odd comment! So research that is based on anything that “plugs in” is worthless, dangerous, and false? Skip, I think you were too gracious, you need to back it up to the 19th century…

]]> http://sciconrev.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-37496 Skip Rizzo Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:59:28 +0000 http://sci-con.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/#comment-37496 In response to Rudolf, Virtual Reality has evolved over the last 10-15 years, such that we can use it to provide the type controlled stimulus environment that is needed to conduct "tight" scientific brain behaviour research in ways not possible without this technology. Your assessment of the technology and the scientific data presented indicates that your thinking is still trapped in the 20th Century. I suggest you learn more about this area before you make uninformed comments evaluating the worth or potential danger of this type of research. In response to Rudolf, Virtual Reality has evolved over the last 10-15 years, such that we can use it to provide the type controlled stimulus environment that is needed to conduct “tight” scientific brain behaviour research in ways not possible without this technology. Your assessment of the technology and the scientific data presented indicates that your thinking is still trapped in the 20th Century. I suggest you learn more about this area before you make uninformed comments evaluating the worth or potential danger of this type of research.

]]> http://sciconrev.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-26154 Abdu "The One" Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:45:27 +0000 http://sci-con.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/#comment-26154 For virtual reality diagnosis, subjective description by participants remains more accurate than most advanced brain-imaging technology provided that experimenters ensure "HONESTY" in the targetted description, an impossible prerequisite, though. For virtual reality diagnosis, subjective description by participants remains more accurate than most advanced brain-imaging technology provided that experimenters ensure “HONESTY” in the targetted description, an impossible prerequisite, though.

]]> http://sciconrev.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/comment-page-1/#comment-25574 Rudolf Scheutz Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:18:31 +0000 http://sci-con.org/2007/03/use-of-virtual-reality-in-an-fmri-study-of-mentalizing/#comment-25574 The behavior of virtual reality (like all other electronic things) is not predictable, so this research is worthless, even dangerous as it yields false results. The behavior of virtual reality (like all other electronic things) is not predictable, so this research is worthless, even dangerous as it yields false results.

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