Think of thermometer, which everyone of us uses. It doesn't tell much about what is going on inside, but it tells us that something is NOT normal esp out of nor

Think of thermometer, which everyone of us uses. It doesn't tell much about what is going on inside, but it tells us that something is NOT normal esp out of normal body temp range. Does fMRI play the role of thermometer? Yes when there are injuries; but injury itself plays the role of the thermometer. fMRI is not useful in settling the disputes about how brain makes the mind--esp higher cognitive processes.