The Christmas Wars

fMRI images comparing Xmasheads and others.Story here.

I dunno--I'm just the cut-and-paste man.But note this:

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Other limitations of the study include the fact that there could be other reasons for the brain stimulation -- maybe the holiday pictures had more red in them, or maybe there are other differences between the two participant groups that could explain the brain scan discrepancies. But, with a flippancy characteristic of the BMJ holiday issue, the authors have only one thing to say in their defense: stop harshing the holiday vibe.

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"Bringing these issues up... really dampened the festive mood, they write.

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"Therefore we, in the best interest of the readers of course, decided not to ruin the good Christmas cheer for everyone by letting this influence our interpretation of the study."

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Maybe they're pulling our legs. Maybe you need to take another draft of Xmas spirit.But for sure the "difference" images are weird.