Funny But True Article: How to Win Any Argument With Neurobabble

If you want to win any argument with friends, research has shown that using "neurobabble" is extremely effective:

http://www.theguardian.com/science/...neuro-gibberish-neuroscience?CMP=share_btn_fb

I laughed at this part:

So when we talk about "neuroplasticity" on the forum with regard to tinnitus, well, make sure you are using it in a truly scientific context, because otherwise... eventually your audience will be doing this:

 

According to a recent(ish) article in Nature, you only laughed at that because it "engaged a core network of cortical and subcortical structures, including temporo-occipito-parietal areas involved in detecting and resolving incongruity (mismatch between expected and presented stimuli); and the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system and the amygdala, key structures for reward and salience processing."

http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n12/full/nrn3566.html