Charting a future for fMRI in communication science
Neuroscientific investigations into communication phenomena using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are becoming increasingly popular in communication science. This presents opportunities for new discoveries, but also for the rapid spread of questionable practices. Here, we look to the fu...
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| author | Turner, Benjamin O. Huskey, Richard Weber, René |
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| description | Neuroscientific investigations into communication phenomena using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are becoming increasingly popular in communication science. This presents opportunities for new discoveries, but also for the rapid spread of questionable practices. Here, we look to the future of fMRI in communication science: first, highlighting and advocating for several relatively new methods that should enable communication scholars to address novel research questions; and second, pointing out various controversies or pitfalls that exist in the use of several of the more widely used fMRI analysis methods within the field. Given the rapidly changing nature of the fMRI analysis landscape, such reflection is an essential part of being a good scholar in this domain. Our aim is to ensure that the future of fMRI in communication science is healthy, robust, and rich in variety, by encouraging all researchers in the field to think critically about the methods they use, whether that means adopting new analysis methods that can answer previously unanswerable questions, or adjusting their use of methods they already use to align with the latest recommended practices. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1507212021-06-08T03:32:33Z Charting a future for fMRI in communication science Turner, Benjamin O. Huskey, Richard Weber, René Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Brain Activity Psychophysiological Interactions Neuroscientific investigations into communication phenomena using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are becoming increasingly popular in communication science. This presents opportunities for new discoveries, but also for the rapid spread of questionable practices. Here, we look to the future of fMRI in communication science: first, highlighting and advocating for several relatively new methods that should enable communication scholars to address novel research questions; and second, pointing out various controversies or pitfalls that exist in the use of several of the more widely used fMRI analysis methods within the field. Given the rapidly changing nature of the fMRI analysis landscape, such reflection is an essential part of being a good scholar in this domain. Our aim is to ensure that the future of fMRI in communication science is healthy, robust, and rich in variety, by encouraging all researchers in the field to think critically about the methods they use, whether that means adopting new analysis methods that can answer previously unanswerable questions, or adjusting their use of methods they already use to align with the latest recommended practices. 2021-06-08T03:32:33Z 2021-06-08T03:32:33Z 2019 Journal Article Turner, B. O., Huskey, R. & Weber, R. (2019). Charting a future for fMRI in communication science. Communication Methods and Measures, 13(1), 1-18. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2018.1520823 1931-2458 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150721 10.1080/19312458.2018.1520823 2-s2.0-85054677142 1 13 1 18 en Communication Methods and Measures © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Brain Activity Psychophysiological Interactions Turner, Benjamin O. Huskey, Richard Weber, René Charting a future for fMRI in communication science |
| title | Charting a future for fMRI in communication science |
| title_full | Charting a future for fMRI in communication science |
| title_fullStr | Charting a future for fMRI in communication science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Charting a future for fMRI in communication science |
| title_short | Charting a future for fMRI in communication science |
| title_sort | charting a future for fmri in communication science |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Brain Activity Psychophysiological Interactions |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150721 |
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