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

[marqualler]

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:

When used appropriately, neuroscience is powerful. Neurobabble, however, is not. But here's a quick guide to how to use it anyway, just to win an argument:

Use the word 'neuroplasticity', ideally in a sentence

For example: "I've changed my mind about the SNP because the neuroplasticity of my brain has created novel neural pathways."

What it means: When it's used out of context, not much. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the nervous system to respond to stimuli by reorganising its structure, function and connections. It doesn't explain why we think what we do.

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:

 

[dboy]

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