The rs-FC fMRI Law of Attraction (i.e., Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Speed Dating Choice)

Feeling starved for affection after 15 months of pandemic-mandated social distancing? Ready to look for a suitable romantic partner by attending anin-person speed dating event? Just recline inside this noisy tube for 10 minutes, think about anything you like, and our algorithm willPredict [the] Compatibility of a Female-Male Relationship!This new study byKajimura and colleagues garnered a lot of attention on Twitter, where it was publicized by@INM7_ISN (Simon Eickhoff) and@Neuro_Skeptic. The prevailing sentiment was not favorable (check the replies)... Oha... " Resting-State Connectivity Can Predict Compatibility of a Female –Male Relationship "Ignoring that 14 👨 / 30👩 on 3-min dates represent a rather special setting...... cue the marketing machine for a new industryhttps://t.co/EdsHAfUrRf@Neuro_Skeptic@neuroconsciencepic.twitter.com/3rwyk5ukZf— Simon Eickhoff (@INM7_ISN)June 25, 2021 Full disclosure: I was immediately biased against the claims made in this study...This research emphasizes the utility of neural information to predict complex phenomena in a social environment that behavioral measures alone cannot predict....and have covered earlier attempts atlinking speed dating choice to a proxy of neural activity. But I wanted to be fair and see what the authors did, since their results reflect an enormous amount of work.Here I will argue that a 10 minute brain scan cannot predict who you will choose at a speed dating event. The resultant measures are e...
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