Danielle Carr

PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Columbia University

Danielle Carr is a writer and PhD candidate at Columbia University in New York who writes about the political and cultural history of science and medicine.

Written by Danielle Carr

Colourful brain activity scan with red, green, and purple regions, depicted against a black background.

Brain scans look stunning, but what do they actually mean?

Functional brain scans are a valuable tool but their meaning must be interpreted with caution and scepticism

by Danielle Carr