Why the brain sells and what we don't know about it yet.

Neuromarketing is the buzz word in marketing circles and big brands have been spending copious amounts trying to find the 'buy button'.

Human-beings are complex creatures. Further more, we like to complicate matters even when they are simple enough. Hence the chances of probing the brain with neuro-scanners and landing up with a simplistic X+Y = Buy equation are slim.

Molly Crockett (a neuroscientist and a decision researcher) explains why a lot of what we read about neuroscience / neuromarketing in mainstream media - could be just unproven, exaggerated claims.

Here is a short but very convincing ted-talk by her in which she asks us to beware of neuro-bunk or near-flap-doodle whatever term you fancy.


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