Trans activist use the brain argument a lot,but what does it mean to have a female or male brain?

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[–]IMissPorn 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Something to keep in mind every time you hear about brain scans.

No that doesn't mean it's all junk science, but it's apparently pretty easy to get a false positive. For those who don't wanna bother clicking, this is a study on the parts of the brain activated by analyzing human social interactions, using a dead salmon as the subject.

[–]reluctant_commenter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In fMRI experiments, there are a LOT of pieces of data to compare, and without statistical correction for this phenomenon (which is not always done), some will indeed be significant, just by chance.

Yes, and when researchers do this intentionally, it's called p-hacking.

Also, that's a great article lol, thanks for sharing.