Francesco Giorlando

Publishing fMRI results usually involves the presentation of slice images that show regions of increased BOLD (Blood Oxygen Dependent Signal). However, fMRI data is inherently three dimensional and often it is difficult to visualise or appropriately present data in 2D formats.

The scientific world has been rocked by some notable instances of allegedly falsified data recently; Andrew Wakefield, Marc Hauser, Phil Jones and others. These prominent researchers have suffered, some would say justifiably, public humiliation and engendered scepticism for their fields of research.